2011
Student used spyware to steal passwords, change grades
(via)A former high school senior from Orange County, California, has pleaded guilty to charges that he installed spyware on school computers in order to boost his grades.
2006
Most Web Users Unable to Spot Spyware
McAfee SiteAdvisor , which is pioneering Web safety by testing and rating nearly every trafficked site on the Internet has news for Internet users who think Web sites with clean, appealing graphics and national advertisers on the home page are always safe: “Think again.”
Hackers News: Rootkits to mask most malware by 2008
Rootkits that hide malicious software from anti-virus and anti-spyware tools are growing in number and sophistication, and will pose an unprecedented risk to users by 2008, security company McAfee said this week.
Spyware-Powered Click Fraud Traced to Yahoo
Anti-spyware activist Ben Edelman has flagged a spyware-powered click-fraud scam using Yahoo’s Overture advertising service to fleece advertisers.
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