Security News Q4 2007
December 2007]
12.18.7
UK government loses another 3 million records
The records of more than 3 million UK learner drivers have gone missing from a firm in the US, the government has admitted.
12.17.7
Phishing losses hit $3.2bn in 2007 - Gartner
Phishing attacks in the US have soared in 2007, with direct losses from identity theft fraud costing financial services firms around $3.2 billion, according to research from consultancy Gartner.
Phishing Victims Double in Past Three Years, Costing $3 Billion
U.S. adults targeted by e-mail scams more than doubled during the past three years, resulting in losses of more than $3 billion, as cyber criminals used more sophisticated methods to steal money.
The worst security slip ups of 2007
How bad was 2007 for breaches, vulnerabilities and similar mayhem? On the bright side, it was better than 2008 is forecast to be.
12.11.7
The 2007 Security Hall of Shame
Bad breaches, ghastly gaffes and five people we'd like to forget
12.6.7
Most unusual data disaster horror stories for 2007
A man in Thailand took the cover of his hard drive off and sprayed the interior with insect repellent
12.5.7
Man sentenced to 110 years for hacking, extortion
Uses Bifrost malware to hack into girls' computers and blackmail them into sending lurid photos
[November 2007]
11.26.7
Toxic employees pose equal data security threat
11.23.7
Monster.com Site Hacked Again
11.16.7
Deja vu all over again at Veterans Administration Another breach for an agency that's prone to them
11.9.7
Zero day specialists hooked on spear phishing Complex phishing attacks are targeting financial services firms and government entities -- the very organizations that spend more time and money on security than anyone
11.6.7
Is Your CEO a Cybercrime Target?
You and your systems may be all that stand between your boss and a vicious, targeted cyberattack.
11.5.7
One in Six PCs could be infected with spyware
11.3.7
Record Levels of Spam
ALMOST 70pc of emails received by the average Irish computer user last month contained spam, an all-time record high.
11.2.7
N.J. man gets two years jail for AOL spam scam
[October 2007]
10.29.7
IT managers claim end users are more stressful than hackers Employee activity a source of frustration
10.9.7 - One million computers get holiday bug
10.8.7 - Hackers step up attacks on US utilities
10.8.7 - Hacker Breaks Into eBay Server, Locks Users Out
