Microsoft: MD5 hack poses no major threats to users
In reaction to the news today that security researchers have come up with a way to spoof the digital certificates that secure many Web sites, Microsoft Corp. downplayed the threat to users.
Researchers devise undetectable phishing attack
Researchers have discovered a way to launch an undetectable phishing attack, exploiting flaws in the MD5 algorithm.
As phishing evolves, criminals switch to malware
As security researchers have gotten better at blocking many of the fraudulent e-mail messages that were being sent from botnets, phishing gangs have homed in on a new way to make a buck.
Mozilla to pull anti-phishing feature from Firefox 2.0
Mozilla will drop anti-phishing protection from the final version of Firefox 2.0 at Google Inc.'s request when Mozilla updates the browser later this month, a company executive confirmed Thursday.
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