Fed: Spam attacks on PC users get personal

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: February 21, 2007 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
02-21-2007
Fed: Spam attacks on PC users get personal

By Sam Holmes, Technology Writer

SYDNEY, Feb 21 AAP - Just when you thought your computer security issues were becoming
remotely manageable, cyber attacks on PC users are becoming a lot more personal.

With spam becoming an almost ubiquitous annoyance in most people's inboxes, hackers
are now turning their attention to more refined methods of breaking into computers.

Data protection specialists are now warning of an emerging trend in attacks, whereby
hackers send malicious emails or trojan viruses to ...

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