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Saturday, May 09 2009 20:36

Cyber-criminals create specialized search engines leading users to malicious websites

PandaLabs, Panda Security' malware detection and analysis laboratory, has observed how cyber-criminals are starting to use their own search engines to lead users to malicious pages, often created for distributing malware.

This new trend underlines how cyber-crime is becoming increasingly professional. Previously, cyber-crooks would use malicious SEO (Search Engine Optimization) or "blackhat SEO" techniques to improve the ranking of their pages among popular search engines. Now they are beginning to use their own search engines which lead users directly to pages designed to infect or defraud them.

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Thursday, March 26 2009 16:38

Is Your Money Safe Online?

Online security company McAfee says it has seen a 200% rise in high tech financial scams from this time last year. To protect yourself, find and download anti-phishing software.

Watch the video. (KNTV)

Is Your Money Safe Online?

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