07Aug
A friend’s twitter account just got hacked yesterday, thought this notice from Symantec is quite timely:
Symantec Security Response is currently monitoring the reported distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Twitter and Facebook. Users visiting the Twitter and Facebook sites may notice a slowdown in service, or they may not be able to gain access to the site at all.
It is not known at this time if Read more…
Tags: DDoS, denial of service, facebook, hack, hacked, hacking, malware, Symantec, twitter
20Mar
The economy continues to be the focus in spammers’ unique version of an economic stimulus plan in March 2009. With the worsening economic situation, unemployment figures have risen worldwide. This has led millions of people to search for jobs, using whatever resources they can find. One of the most common is online job search sites.
Malicious code writers are making use of this opportunity to distribute their malware. Symantec has recently Read more…
Tags: malware, state of spam, Symantec