Scammers target social networking
Phishers have found a way to use genuine MySpace.com accounts to trick users into revealing their account information.
Web analysis firm Netcraft reported on Friday that a MySpace user was emailing potential victims inviting them to visit a fraudulent login page, where they were asked to enter their email address and password. That information was then sent to a server located in France, according to Netcraft.
Microsoft has issued a call to arms at a gathering of European IT security professionals, despite being in the midst of an industry spat with McAfee and Symantec.
Somerset County Council has signed a contract with Internet Security Systems to improve its network security and protect the Council's 4,500 corporate users.
A significant rise in the global volume of spam in the past two months has security analysts worried that bot nets are increasingly being used by spammers to stymie network defenses erected to curtail bulk e-mail.