Symantec warns of attempts to target Windows hole
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| Symantec is warning Windows users to install a critical patch or risk losing
| control of their computers.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9920593-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Spear Phishing Targets CEOs
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| A new phishing threat specifically targeting corporate CEOs has found the
| perfect means to entice its victims into downloading the virus: by disguising
| itself as a court subpoena.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006805.html
Fake subpoenas harpoon 2,100 corporate fat cats
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| A highly targeted email scam that singled out as many as 20,000 senior
| corporate executives on Monday resurfaced Wednesday as attackers sought to
| replicate their success installing identity-stealing software on the PCs of
| some of the world's most powerful individuals.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/16/whaling_expedition_continues/
Being hijacked has become the norm anyway. 40% are zombies on any given day.
That's almost one in two Windows users.
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
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