Search giant Google has begun warning users that their accounts could be at risk from government-organized cyber-attacks as the firm looks to educate users of the risks they face on the web. The risk of state-sponsored attacks on personal accounts...
Social attacks should be a last resort. For those who are intent on turning you into a cyber-Nancy Drew, there are a few tricks to hunting people down. Then along came Google’s Penguin Update. Now for many websites (and a lot of business models...
It is a virtual world where thousands of crimes are carried out every day--including telemarketing fraud, drug trafficking, human trafficking, cyber attacks, and terrorist plots. Nevada Senator Harry Reid has postponed the Protect I.P.vote, while...
Andrew Brandt, director of threat research at Solera Networks Labs, told V3 that the attacks are part of a much larger trend in which cyber criminals target browser plug-ins and third-party components.
After a certificate verification authority in the Netherlands was compromised, Iranian Google users became vulnerable to phishing, spying, and other cyber-attacks. This made users vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks that could intercept...
The attacks on zFire's server and database continued throughout the weekend. In fact, it is clear now that over the course of the weekend, several attacks were carried out on that server by different individuals or groups.
If Chinese hacker cyber attacks have caused Google to have concerns about China, should the Internet community be concerned about Facebook opening operations in China? Google, however, cited a Chinese cyber attack on theirs and over 30 other...
Even though there have been cyber attacks before, and these are merely DDOS attacks, this is the first time it has been when a network of individuals are able to bring down major sites not only in real time, but in front of the eyes of those...
A senior executive at Mozilla - creators of the Firefox browser - attacks Google, Microsoft and Apple for the hidden plugins they install in to Firefox without users knowledge. What Social Signals Do Google Is Cyber Monday Now an Anachronism?
Also, back in February, the National Security Agency had teamed up with the Mountain View-based company to fight cyber attacks, sparking Internet users' fears that the alliance would give the government open access to private data.
The latest major wave of attacks -- a form of clickjacking dubbed "likejacking" -- was seen threatening Facebook users early on in June. According to security reports, hundreds of thousands of Facebook users began falling for these attacks, where...
One of the latest PDF attacks took advantage of an Adobe Reader vulnerability that was recently patched. Targeted Phishing Attacks Each of these types of social engineering attacks operate by enticing people to make an interactive choice, infecting...
In terms of cyber espionage attacks, there is little debate about the scope of attacks produced by China; China doesn't have a positive track record when it comes to cyber espionage, which analysts say, has been an ongoing problem with attacks on...
There's no doubt, though, that Second Life holds no appeal for brand marketers who don't want to risk virtual world attacks of flying phalluses. After chronicling the experience in several StumbleUpon blog posts, the attacks on my public SU profile...
Surprise keyword attacks from members of the same corporate team have been eliminated. Cyber India Online May 27 2004 9:58AM GMT But is your paid listing launch on hold until you can justify a budget and demonstrate ROI goals?
Anti-Spam Web Pages Shut Down by Attacks. Cyber India Online Sep 26 2003 1:16PM GMT Can the likes of Matt Wells seriously compete in today's marketplace, with the big boys who have hundreds of Ph.D.s working on their engines, and Microsoft and...
Year of Web attacks? Cyber India Online Dec 27 2001 2:08PM GMT Dec. Christmas Holiday Headlines Only SearchDay, Dec.http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/01/sd1224-news.html Elsewhere at Internet.com
Attacks most accessed item on Yahoo. Cyber India Online Dec 27 2001 2:08PM GMT Most of the early web directories were long lists of "what's cool" or "what's new" links created by surfers as they either randomly stumbled across sites, or heard...
