cybercriminals
Bogus Skype password change notifications lead to phishing
Bogus emails supposedly sent by Skype are targeting users of the popular VoIP service, saying that their Skype password has been “successfully changed”, …
UK at greatest risk of identity fraud in Europe
The UK is at the greatest risk of identity fraud throughout Europe, according to new independent research. As National Identity Fraud Prevention Month starts, a taskforce of …
Bogus AT&T notification leads to phishing
Another month, another bogus AT&T notification, warning recipients to verify their email accounts or they will have them suspended: But where previous fake emails …
Fake Apple Store discount card leads to identity theft
Bogus discount card offers purportedly coming from Apple and offering to recipients to buy a AU$100 worth in store credit for the small sum of AU$9 have recently been …
Adobe admits breach, will revoke compromised code signing certificate
Adobe has confirmed that one of their build servers that has access to the Adobe code signing infrastructure has been compromised, allowing attackers to digitally sign two …
Australian police disrupts sophisticated credit card fraud syndicate
A husband and wife were arrested today in Ryde, New South Wales, following what was dubbed as one of the most most serious identity crime investigations undertaken by the …
Fake Visa/Mastercard “Security incident” notifications doing rounds
Bogus emails purportedly sent by the Visa/Mastercard “Identity Theft Department” are targeting the cards’ users by trying to convince them that a …
Bogus Facebook photo notification carries malware
A new Facebook-themed spam campaign is targeting the social network’s users, trying to trick them into opening the attached file: “The attached ZIP file has the …
Bogus Second Life survey leads to card info theft
Users of popular online virtual world Second Life are in danger of getting their credit card details stolen via phishing pages that supposedly offer 2500 Linden dollars …
Top words cybercriminals use in fake emails
The top words cybercriminals use create a sense of urgency, to trick unsuspecting recipients into downloading malicious files. The top word category used to evade traditional …
Backdoor Trojan masquerading as KLM e-ticket
As many flyers tend to book their tickets online and receive them in electronic form, it’s no wonder that malware peddlers often choose to deliver their malicious wares …
Stolen card data on sale on professional-looking e-shop
The theft of debit and credit card information has become a lucrative business, but sometimes the individuals that engage in the stealing are not so eager to user the …
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