Security firms issue warning over email worm

Computer security firms have issued warnings over a computer virus that arrives by email offering downloads of "free sex movies" or documents.

McAfee Labs said the "Here you have" virus, which attacks users of computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system, takes its name from the subject line in the emails sent to unsuspecting recipients.

Facebook facing increased phishing attacks

Network world - True to the dictum that popularity extracts its own price, Facebook has left eBay behind, becoming the second most popular target for phishers using spam e-mails.

According to security solutions company Kaspersky Lab's July 2010 report on worldwide spam activity, Facebook accounted for 12.81 per cent of phishing messages--more than three times as much as in the month of June.

The e-commerce business PayPal remained in first place after being targeted by more than half (53.48 per cent) of all phishing attacks.

Despite hacks, Philippine cyberspace still ’safe’ but for how long?

The Philippines has been slowly sliding from the list of most vulnerable countries against cybercriminals, according to at least two separate reports from Internet security companies.

A report by Kaspersky Labs for the second quarter of 2010 indicated that the Philippines was knocked off the 19th place for being the most attacked country in the world by cybercriminals, replaced by Bangladesh.

Cybercriminals have somewhat lost some interest in using the Philippines as a host for their Internet attacks lately. Kaspersky ranked the Philippines in 18th place in the second quarter this year for hosting malicious applications, up from eighth place in the first quarter.

Alleged Ransomware Gang Investigated by Moscow Police

Russian police are reportedly investigating a criminal gang that installed malicious "ransomware" programs on thousands of PCs and then forced victims to send SMS messages in order to unlock their PCs.

The scam has been ongoing and may have made Russian criminals millions of dollars, according to reports by Russian news agencies. Russian police seized computer equipment and detained a Russian "crime family" in connection with the crime, the ITAR-TASS News Agency reported Tuesday.

Russian-language reports say that 10 people are expected to be charged and that tens of thousands of Russian-language victims were hit by the scam, which also affected users in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.

Web threats to continue - security vendors

Thailand - Vendors of security software have warned that Web threats will continue to plague Internet users.

Increasingly, their concerns focus on the theft of confidential information. This arises from the increasing number of people using the Internet and the likelihood these days that they will share confidential information by instant messenger, e-mail or social-media applications.