Although overall incidents of cyber condemnation decreased during 2010 against the previous year, still cyber attacks pertained towards the federal government showed an upsurge, as per a new report from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), reported by InformationWeek on March 23, 2011.

Security researchers warn that cyber criminals fraudulently acquired SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates for 5 widely used Internet sites as a stage in one larger assault that is designed for distributing malware or seizing sensitive data. EWeek.com published this in news on March 23, 2011.

Security researchers at the Security Company GFI software have cautioned that black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) attacks have already started poisoning search results related to Easter, although the holiday is still a month away (April 24, 2011).

A 41-year-old man from Austin named Karl Redden Dalley is facing accusation that he criminally tapped into the e-mails of his estranged spouse following planting of spyware on the PC she used, an arrest confirmation stated. Statesman.com reported this in news on March 17, 2011.