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 Posted by SecExtra on February 21st, 2008

Hackers are intensifying their attacks on legitimate Web sites. It debunks the adage to “not visit questionable sites” – just because a user visits a gambling or adult-content site doesn’t necessarily mean Web threats are lurking in the shadows; the site with the latest sports news or links in a search engine result, however, could potentially infect visitors with malware.

An underground malware industry has carved itself a thriving market by exploiting the trust and confidence of Web users. The Russian Business Network, for example, was notorious all year for hosting illegal businesses including child …

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 Posted by SecExtra on February 19th, 2008

IT security and control firm Sophos is warning companies to abide by anti-spam laws following the arrest of a man suspected of sending over 2 billion unwanted commercial emails.

According to media reports, police in Tokyo, Japan, have arrested 25-year-old Yuki Shiina following a complaint last year by an internet service provider (ISP) that he was sending huge amount of spam emails advertising gambling and dating websites. Police believe that Shiina bought 600,000 email addresses off the internet for 100,000 yen (USD 927) and earned over 2 million yen (USD 18,540) through the spam campaign.

It is claimed that Shiina faked …

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 Posted by SecExtra on February 18th, 2008

Police say a gang stole a neighbour’s internet access to send out bogus messages following the arrest of ten people in Spain alleged to have defrauded victims via an email lottery scam.

The ten people, all Nigerian nationals, are suspected of making more than 19,000 Euros (USD 28,000) in three months by demanding payments from innocent internet users who believed they had won a lottery.

Police report that the emails were sent by the suspects from the Teatinos area of Malaga in Spain, by piggybacking on a neighbour’s Wi-Fi internet connection without permission. Seven arrests were made in Malaga, and three more …