An expert on cybercrime and online scams, Derek Manky talks about the threats from online organized crime and social networking sites and whether cooperation is improving between police, security researchers Internet service providers and domain registrars. Manky believes identity theft will continue to be a problem for all those involved trying to find a solution to the longstanding problem of phishing.

RSA findings based on data collected on the Sinowal Trojan over 3 years – including information regarding its design and its infrastructure – indicate that this may be one of the most pervasive and advanced pieces of crimeware ever created by fraudsters.

Symantec reports that the value of total advertised goods on underground economy servers during 12-month period was more than US$276 million.

F-Secure Security Response Labs has spotted a fake Friendster website that steals the email address and password information from unsuspecting visitors. The same China-registered domain also points to a fake Facebook site.

Orchestria deal follows recent IAM acquisitions and takes a somewhat different tack from security vendors.

APWG Advisory exposes the abuse of subdomains as a safe harbor for phishing attacks, Internet scams - including credit card fraud, identity theft, and e-mail fraud - and offers some tips on dealing with them.

How do you ensure that only authorized users have access to specific data? This is a constant challenge to organizations, both private and public. The recent posting of confidential Hong Kong Police data on peer-to-peer software Foxy highlights the continuing challenges...

Since the beginning of May, Symantec has observed a new wave of phishing attacks on Facebook users, and it seems these attacks are set to continue with a current method of attack that targets a victim’s Facebook account.

Sophos says personal information may be placed at risk - and is perhaps best kept off the Internet - following news that social networking website Facebook contained a flaw that could have allowed hackers to access sensitive profile information about the site's 200 million users.

An Australia-based security vendor is providing a higher form of security and greater control over m-commerce transactions. Qpay Pty Ltd’s patented technology covers up to five factors of authentication, including voice biometrics, password, phone, a random question and a random word.