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  • Kiwibank hooked in phishing scam

    Cybercriminals -- in a sign of the times -- have used a legitimate Web site in a phishing attack aimed at Kiwibank, according to Sophos.

  • Phishers go round the world to hook Aussie victims

    Researchers from security firm Sophos have traced the route of a phishing attack that targeted Australian banking customers -- the fraudsters used numerous compromised servers in Korea, the United States and Malaysia. And unlike traditional viruses, malware and phishing attacks are coming armed with the capability to adjust to the level of a user's defence.

  • Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

    Phishing attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and Trojan horse programs for the first time, according to security experts.

  • Security firms clash over phishy e-mails

    Banks and security experts cannot agree wether it is safe for banks to continue using e-mail for communicating with their customers because the medium has been hijacked by criminals who try and fool online banking users into divulging their log in details.

  • Heinz moves to stop Web nasties

    Global food giant Heinz has integrated a combined hardware/software solution from Sophos to combat malware attacks and unauthorised application use.

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  • Tools for Chief Security Officers

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Mytob worm picks up phishing trick

    New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.

  • Post-election Bin Laden video spreads a worm for the Hobbit

    Security experts are warning that an email claiming to contain a video of Osama Bin Laden's reaction to the US election result contains a worm. The email is signed by The Hobbit.

  • Viruses pack triple threat

    Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

  • Part I: Most popular security issues

    Executives under arrest, charging for e-mail, rogue staff, e-mail spoofing, spyware: it's all here in your first raft of questions to our panel of experts. Additional reading: Beat malware with Firefox, others

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  • Viruses pack triple threat

    Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

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