Yahoo Instant Messenger has been used to spread a phishing scam designed to steal username and password information from users. The scam is then spread through the user's contacts list.
In a twist on phishing, cybercrooks are hijacking instant-messaging (IM) accounts to lure people to their information-thieving Web sites.
Researchers at Microsoft have developed a tool to scrub search engines of major Web sites that pollute search results and ultimately help clean the Web of spam.
A Web site designed to look like an official Yahoo service offering free games, but is most likely designed to facilitate ID theft, has been discovered by Internet security firm Trend Micro.
Spammers have started using Microsoft's MSN blogging service to host malicious content used during spam and virus onslaughts, Internet security firm SurfControl said.
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