Study Shows Phishers Don’t Really Catch Much
Researchers at Microsoft have discovered that most phishing scams bring in little to no money. Their study blames this on the oversaturation factor.
Phishing Scams Rise as Banks Fail
As the economic crisis appears to peak, more banks will fail. This has experts predicting that new phishing scams will arise targeted at the customers of those banks, and the agencies helping those customers may be actually encouraging such attacks.
Former IT Manager Sentenced to One Year in Prison For Hacking Former Employer
A California man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for hacking into his former employer’s computer system and giving spammers access to the mail server.
Cyber threats in 2009
The Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) released its “Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009″, which reported on the top five information security threats for the coming year.
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