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Christmas tree Trojan blamed for NBC News Twitter hack

by Graham Cluley on September 13, 2011 | 3 Comments
Christmas tree Trojan blamed for NBC News Twitter hack

A keylogger is being blamed for a high profile attack which allowed hackers to gain control of the NBC News Twitter account, and post bogus messages about a terrorist attack.

NBC News Twitter account hacked with fake news of 9/11 Ground Zero attack

by Graham Cluley on September 9, 2011 | 20 Comments
NBC News Twitter account hacked with fake news of 9/11 Ground Zero attack

Sick-minded hackers have broken into the Twitter account of NBC News and posted messages claiming that there has been a terrorist attack at Ground Zero in New York.

Scareware scammers exploit 9/11

by Graham Cluley on September 11, 2009 | Comments Off
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Just when you think the hackers couldn't get any lower, they plumb new depths. Cybercriminals hell bent on infecting users with scareware by displaying fake anti-virus scans are hacking legitimate webpages and stuffing them with keywords related to the 9/11 Read more…