Swedish bank hit by 'biggest ever' online heist
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| Haxdoor typically installs keyloggers to record keystrokes, and
| hides itself using a rootkit. The payload of the .ki variant of
| the Trojan was activated when users attempted to log in to the
| Nordea online banking site. According to the bank, users were
| redirected to a false home page, where they entered important
| log-in information, including log-in numbers.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39285547,00.htm
Related:
Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
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| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
|
| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned"
| about the growth in "phishing".
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm
'9 out of 10 e-mails now spam'
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| Criminal gangs using hijacked computers are behind a surge in unwanted
| e-mails peddling sex, drugs and stock tips.
|
| The number of "spam" messages has tripled since June and now accounts for
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| as many as nine out of 10 e-mails sent worldwide, according to U.S. email
| security company Postini.
|
| [...]
|
| "E-mail systems are overloaded or melting down trying to keep up with all
| the spam," said Dan Druker, a vice president at Postini.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/uk.spam.reut/index.html?eref=rss_tech
Increased spam levels connected with aggressive botnet activities
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| MessageLabs announced the results of its MessageLabs Intelligence
| Report for October 2006. In this report, MessageLabs highlights the
| sudden increase in spam levels as spammers gear up to the holiday
| season, attributed to a huge rise in recent botnet activities and the
| latest outbreak of the Warezov virus, responsible for dropping an
| aggressive spam Trojan.
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http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=4359
Deconstructing a 'Pump-and-Dump' Spam Trojan
http://www.eweek.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=&s=25954&a=194164&po=4,00.asp
99.95% is Microsoft Windows
McAfee Reports on New Generation of Cybercriminals
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| Botnets: As predicted in last years report, botnets -- robot
| networks of illegally linked computers that can be controlled
| remotely -- are now the preferred method for Internet thieves to
| effectively execute attacks. At least 12 million computers around the
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| world are now compromised and are used for phishing schemes, illegal
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| spamming, spreading pornography and stealing passwords and
| identities. Open-source criminal collaboration is also generating
| more robust and reliable botnets with guaranteed ROI.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/General/McAfee_Reports_on_New_Generation_of_Cybercriminals
Study: Billions of dollars spent on security
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| Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end
| of this year, representing 7.3 percent of total IT budgets in the
| country, according to a new report from Info-Tech Research Group.
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http://news.com.com/2110-7350_3-6135989.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
US lost $8 billion to computer crime
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| Consumer reports' latest "State of the Net" survey has revealed that
| US punters lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to
| viruses, spyware and con tricks.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33554
Linux Security: A Big Edge Over Windows
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| Linux is better at locking down a computer than Windows. The Linux OS
| uses configuration settings and user permissions to a much more
| efficient degree than the Windows administrator account. To do
| this, non-enterprise users should seek help from third-party
| security suites that serve as configuration managers, James
| Bottomley, chief technology officer of SteelEye Technology said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54742.html
Security Report: Windows vs Linux
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| Finally, we also include a brief overview of relevant conceptual
| differences between Windows and Linux, to offer an insight into why
| Windows tends to be more vulnerable to attacks at both server and desktop,
| and why Linux is inherently more secure
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/
Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer
If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP
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| You can think of Windows XP as a house with a second floor built of
| spackle, wood filler and duct tape.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300510.html?nav=rss_technology
Why Windows is a security nightmare.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/21/1085120110704.html
The Structural Failures of Windows
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=15305
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