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APWG Sees Surge in Phishing Sites

56,859 phishing Web sites were detected in February. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post on National Cyber Security

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Banks on the business end of DDoS attack surge – report

Shorter, bigger attack trend continues Financial firms were in the crosshairs of cyber-attackers during the first three months of 2012, while a threefold increase in DDoS attacks was recorded.… View full post on russia cyber attacks – Yahoo! News Search … Continue reading

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Android Malware Continues To Surge

(click image for larger view and for slideshow) Mobile malware developers have been busy, as the quantity of malicious threats that target mobile devices increased more than six-fold between 2010 and 2011. That’s one finding from new research released this … Continue reading

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Regulators see surge in caller ID spoofing

Caller ID has been celebrated as a defense against unwelcome phone pitches. But it is backfiring. Telemarketers increasingly are disguising their real identities and phone numbers to provoke people to pick up the phone. “Humane Soc.” may not be the … Continue reading

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Android Threats Surge on Infected Apps

November 15, 2011, 11:28 AM EST By Sarah Frier Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with … Continue reading

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Android security threats surge with infected ‘Angry Birds’

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 1–> In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google Inc.’s Android operating system … Continue reading

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Android Threats Surge With Third-Party Apps

Enlarge image Android Security Threats Surge With Infected ‘Angry Birds’ Jerome Favre/Bloomberg Models display Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Nexus smartphones, running Google Inc.’s Ice Cream Sandwich Android operating system, in Hong Kong, China. Making malware is easier with Android software … Continue reading

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