cybercriminals
Defense contractor targeted with “sexy” spam carrying malware
Targeted spam campaigns take many forms and take advantage a variety of natural human responses and feelings such as curiosity, fear, or lust. This last one spotted bet on the …
Olympics and Android hit by malware and rogue apps
GFI Software released its report of the most prevalent threat detections encountered last month. In July, GFI threat researchers observed a number of malware attacks targeting …
eBay’s security efforts lead to massive fraud drop and 3K arrests
eBay, the notable online auction and shopping mammoth website and the company that runs it, has taken the fraud threat seriously and has managed to cut it by 90 percent in the …
The fuel that drives global cybercrime
Karine de Ponteves is a FortiGuard AV analyst with Fortinet. In this interview she discusses how cybercriminals exploit major events to deliver malware, the oversharing of …
Spam filtering tools fail short with phishing attacks
Enterprise users receive unfiltered phishing messages nearly every day of the week, and most of them are not properly trained to recognize or safely react to them, according …
Beware of “Free Apple Product” SMS messages
Given the all-around popularity of various Apple devices, it’s no wonder scammers often “offer” them as prizes in bogus contests and lotteries. The latest of …
Employees targeted with faked emails from payroll services firms
Administrators at companies that outsourced payroll management to outside firms have recently been heavily targeted with malicious emails supposedly coming from those very …
Malicious Olympic 2012 Android apps spotted
The Olympic Games currently underway in London have proven to be one of the best lures for cyber scammers and other cyber crooks: we’ve had Olympic-themed spam emails …
“Microsoft support” scammers still cold calling users
The old “Microsoft support center” scam is back. It is likely that it never went away, but lately the scammers have increased their efforts, targeting users again …
US banks targeted with advance-fee scams
It seems that gullible or desperate individuals aren’t the only ones who fall for advance-fee scams, as the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has recently …
Bogus AT&T emails lead to malware
A massive phishing campaign masquerading as billing information from the telecom giant has been targeting its customers in the last few days: The email shows the recipient …
“See who viewed your Facebook profile” scam targets users via Twitter
Even Twitter users aren’t safe from “See who viewed your Facebook profile” scams. “Twitter Followers? Check this out New Facebook Followers has been …