Archive for May, 2009

New Research Finds Over 80% of Domain Names Used by Phishers Are Legitimate Domains (CircleID)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
New research from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has found that up to 81% of domain names used for phishing are legitimate domains that have been hacked. More specifically, out of the 30,454 phishing domains under observation, only 5,591 domain names (18.5%) were registered by phishers according to APWG. The remaining small percentage of the domains used in phishing belonged to subdomain ...

Nigeria: An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators… (AllAfrica.com)

Monday, May 25th, 2009
Last year's assessment of Senators, which saw about half of the members get a below-the-average rating in terms of such parameters as the number of bills and motions sponsored as well as the quality of contributions in plenary and at the committee level, served as a shot in the arm for members to double their efforts.

In China, $700 Puts a Spammer in Business (PC World)

Friday, May 8th, 2009
China-based bulletproof hosts are cashing in by selling services to spammers.

In China, $700 Puts a Spammer in Business (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Friday, May 8th, 2009
It's a great deal, if you're a spammer.

Researchers get hands on 70GB of personal data (TechWorld)

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The secrets of the botnet University researchers gained control of a network of hacked PCs, harvesting 70GB of compromised data from the machines.