Monday, March 10, 2008

Virus threats

Latest security post from McAfee:

BREAKING ADVISORY

March 6, 2008. Microsoft plans to release four Security Bulletins for the month of March. All four of the bulletins are rated by the vendor as Critical and allow for remote code execution if successfully exploited. The affected applications include Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Web components.

Latest scams:

Top Phish scams
Phishing-

A method of fraudulently obtaining personal information, such as passwords, social security numbers, and credit card details, by sending spoofed e-mails that look like they come from trusted sources, such as banks or legitimate companies. Typically, phishing e-mails request that recipients click on the link in the e-mail to verify or update contact details or credit card information. Like spam, phishing e-mail go to a large number of e-mail addresses expecting that someone will read the spam and disclose their personal information.

* WC banking notification: New Certificates 2008
* Wachovia bank accounts support
* Notice: : New Certificates 2008 wachovia.com
* Wachovia Connection New Certificates 2008 notice
* Wachovia Connection banking technical verification

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