Malware

PayPal and eBay are easily the most common brands used in online scams, a PhishTank report reveals.

A feature on YouTube that enables users to share videos with friends is being exploited by spammers to deliver junk mail, security experts said.

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A joint McAfee and National Cyber Security Alliance study, released today to kick off National Cyber Security Awareness Month, reports that while 98 percent of 378 respondents believe keeping security software up to date is important, less than half - 48 percent - of their computers had not been updated in the past month.

Investigators at eBay believe a fraudster was trying to generate panic when he posted what appeared to be the credit card numbers of 1,200 members to an eBay forum that deals with user safety and security.

Ethical hacking kits, which provide a variety of tools for penetration testing, password theft and guides to virus development, are being sold on eBay.

The malware underworld grew more complex during the first half of 2007, despite a decrease in the number of disclosed vulnerabilities, according to statistics provided by IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Labs.

Mozilla released an updated version of its browser on Tuesday to correct a critical QuickTime security vulnerability for which proof-of-concept code was available.