Items tagged with Hijacking
Spammers are changing tactics, and Google is trying to get the word out. These days, the bad guys are using hijacked accounts to launch their scams. By now, spam filters can spot old-school spam mail with reliability, but it’s harder to snag emails that appear to be from your friends – both for the filter, and for you. You’re not going to fall for an email that starts with “Most esteemed Sir,” but would you let your guard down for an email from a buddy asking for a little help? Google keeps an eye out for suspicious sign-in attempts. Image credit: Google As Google points out on its blog, finding hijacked accounts and using them to send spam to their contacts is easy...
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Symantec estimates that computer hijackings have risen 30% in the last year. Crackers hijack computers in order to send out spam e-mails, viruses, and other malicious software and according to further studies from Symantec, more then a third of attacks in the second half of 2006 originated from within the United States. While the number of hijackings continues to increase, research indicates that the number of servers controlling 'bot networks' is decreasing. According to Symantec, bot network owners are beginning to consolidate servers in order to create a more centralized center for deploying malicious software. The number of computers...
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