From SECNAP Alerts:
101Domain.com appeared to suffer a security breach that “may have resulted in unauthorized access to your personal information and possibly payment information.”
According to Webhosting.info, 101domain.com has about 10,000 domain names under management.
A message by 101Domain.com to its customers explains: “We need to make you aware of a security breach that may potentially have [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Phishing'
Large Domain Name Provider Breached, Customer Data Possibly Compromised
November 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
Tags: data breach·Hackers·Phishing·Security
Keep Yourself Protected While Online
August 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
Identity theft is one of the most common cyber-crimes these days, as more and more people become dependent on the internet for many of their needs. Fortunately, following some simple tips can do wonders to help your online experience become much more secure.
Security experts are seeing a rise in the incidence of cyber-crime these days [...]
Hacker Sentenced to 12 Years for Phishing, Spoofed Banking Sites
August 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
A U.S. District Court in California has slapped a hacker with a 12-year prison sentence for phishing attacks he launched on more than 38,000 consumers. Tien Truong Nguyen, 34, was found guilty of stealing personal bank information from unsuspecting online users after sending those users to spoofed bank sites that collected account log-in and password [...]
Washington Post Website Breach Exposes 1.3 Million Email Addresses
July 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
The jobs section of The Washington Post’s website was hacked last week, exposing about 1.3 million user IDs and e-mail addresses to whoever was behind the attack, The Post said Wednesday, July 6. People whose e-mail addresses were affected may receive junk e-mail or spam, The Post said in an online posting.
No passwords or other [...]
Hackers Steal Subscriber Data from Government, Military Publications
June 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
BOSTON (Reuters) – Hackers broke into a Gannett Co database containing personal information about subscribers to publications read by U.S. government officials, military leaders and rank-and-file soldiers, the media company said on Tuesday.
Gannett told subscribers via email that it discovered the breach of its Gannett Government Media Corp on June 7. It said it had [...]
Tags: government·Hackers·Phishing·Security
Phishing Emails Claim To Come From Facebook
June 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
Facebook phishing scams that trick users into clicking malicious links in the status posts of victimized friends have been making headlines lately. The newest Facebook phishing scam, however, doesn’t even require the victim to be logged into Facebook; instead, fake emails claiming to be from Facebook are tricking users into giving up their personal information.
One [...]
Lessons from the Epsilon Incident
May 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Managed Services, Security
One of the world’s leading email service providers, Epsilon, found itself the victim of a phishing attack that saw a significant amount of data lost to cyber-thieves. It’s important to learn from mistakes like these and make sure that both your own and you clients’ data is kept secure and safe from thieves.
There’s been a [...]
New Scam Email Claims To Be From FDIC
May 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
One of the safest ways to protect yourself from phishing and other email scams is to avoid clicking on unknown or unfamiliar links, or opening messages from an unknown sender. However, a glance at the sender may not be a sure bet of security. A current email scam making the rounds looks like it’s from [...]
Phishing 101
April 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Security
Online oracle Wikipedia defines phishing as: “the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.” We probably don’t need to tell you what kind of damage unscrupulous people can do with that kind of data in [...]
The More Complicated the Password, the Better
December 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Servers
Your passwords hold the keys to most – if not all – of your online presence, so keeping them secure is paramount.
In the same way that keys are used to open different doors, passwords are used to access many areas of cyberspace. However, those passwords are vulnerable to hacking, stealing, or random guessing – which [...]
Tags: Cyberspace·Hackers·IT Security·Malware·Passwords·Phishing·Security·Vulnerabilities
Protection Racket Against DDoS Attacks Revealed
December 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Firewalls, Managed Services, Security
Security firm Symantec has uncovered a scheme to extort website owners for money or face the possibility of a DDoS attack.
Security firm Symantec recently uncovered a scheme that purportedly attempts to extort money from website owners and operators in order to avoid the possibility of a DDoS attack. The capability of these extortionists to [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Hackers·Malware·Phishing·Security·Vulnerabilities
Beware of Rogue Antivirus Attacks
December 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Dallas Data Center, Firewalls, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
One technique scammers use to bully users into downloading malware is to launch repeated popup attacks prompting users to download their “antivirus” solution. It’s important to stay safe and keep a level head so you don’t get victimized.
The modus operandi is this: say you’re browsing a random website, and a message suddenly pops up warning [...]
Tags: Antivirus·Hackers·IT Security·Malware·Phishing·Popup Attacks·Security
Tabnabbing Poses a New and Significant Security Threat
October 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
A new threat to computer security has been discovered in which tab browsing vulnerabilities are exploited to fool users into divulging passwords and other sensitive information.
Dubbed as “tabnabbing”, the vulnerability was discovered by Aza Raskin, the creative lead for the Mozilla’s Firefox browser and co-founder of Songza, a music search engine and jukebox. Tabnabbing fools [...]
Tags: Google·Mozilla Firefox·Phishing·Security Threat·Tabnabbing
Common Vulnerabilities in Many Common Applications Still Exploited by Hackers
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Servers
The continued exploit of many vulnerable applications that have been fixed by vendors for over a year highlight the need to keep software updated with the latest versions and patches.
A new report released by security firm M86 Security reveals a trend toward more sophisticated forms of malware in taking advantage of vulnerabilities in common software [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Hackers·Malware·Managed Security Services·Phishing·Vulnerabilities
Mozilla Firefox Releases Fixes for Several Major Security Holes
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security
Mozilla implements new initiatives to ensure the security of its browser to fix the main security holes, and this brings Firefox’s latest version to 3.6.7.
The Mozilla foundation, the organization behind the Firefox browser, announced recently that it has released a patch to fix many major security holes found in its software, as well as the [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Hackers·Malware·Managed Security·Mozilla Firefox·Phishing·Security·Vulnerabilities
Beware New Facebook Scam
May 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Managed Services, Security
McAfee posted on its blog recently news about e-mail purportedly coming from Facebook urging recipients to open an attachment to get their new password on the site. Unfortunately the email is a scam to get not only users’ password of the popular social networking website, but potentially any accounts they use while using their computer [...]
Tags: Facebook·Google·Malware·Managed Security Services·Managed Services·McAfee·Phishing·Phishing Scams·Scam·Security·Social Networking Website
Are You in Danger When Searching the Internet?
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
Research released by antivirus vendors MacAfee and Panda suggest that searching for certain key words on Internet search engines can prove dangerous. Hackers and malware authors have become adept at Search Engine Optimization and are using frequently searched key words to create sites that will rank favorably in search engines, but are a host for [...]
Tags: Antivirus·Antivirus Software Internet Surfing·Business Continuity·Dangerous·Hackers·Internet Search·Internet Search Engines·MacAfee·Malware·Managed Services·Panda·Patched Systems·Phishing·Search Engine·Search Engine Optimization·Security
What to Do If You’ve Responded to a Phishing Scam
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
If you suspect that you’ve responded to a phishing scam with personal or financial information or entered this information into a fake Web site, take these steps to minimize any damage.
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Tags: Business Contunuity·Damage·Fake Web Site·Managed Services·Phishing·Phishing Scam·Security
How to Handle Suspicious E-mail
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
Phishing, pronounced “fishing,” is a type of online identity theft that uses e-mail and fraudulent Web sites that are designed to steal your personal data or information such as credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information. Follow these guidelines to help protect yourself from phishing scams sent through e-mail.
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Tags: Business Continuity·E-mail·Fradulent Web Sites·Guidelines·Identity Theft·Managed Services·Online Identity Theft·Phishing·Phishing Scams·Security