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Beware of bogus Google “Suspicious sign-in prevented” emails

A very convincing phishing attempt aimed at harvesting users’ Google account credentials has been spotted by a security researcher (click on the screenshot to enlarge …

Microsoft reveals law enforcement documents were stolen in latest hack

With a short blog post, Microsoft has announced on Friday that unknown hackers might have accessed and exfiltrated information regarding law enforcement information requests …

Financial data leads the malicious spam hit list

The proportion of spam in email traffic continues to fall – in the last three years the share of unsolicited messages has fallen by 10.7 percentage points. It appears …

Apple users hit with “Update using new SSL servers” phishing email

Users with Apple Accounts are again being targeted with legitimate-looking phishing emails that are after their account credentials, personal and financial information. …

Fake Target breach notification leads to phishing and complex scams

The extensive Target breach has resounded far and wide in US media, and its customers should worry about their personal or credit card information being misused. After the …

Lessons learned in password security 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on a year of change for password security and the implications for the year ahead. Large scale security breaches this year …

Facebook users hit with phishing and malware combo attack

An interesting phishing / malware delivery campaign has been spotted targeting Facebook users. It all starts with a message from a Facebook friend, claiming that the user or …

How cyber squatters and phishers target antivirus vendors

Illegal online activities such as phishing and typosquatting are growing at an alarming rate. To understand the issue in detail High-Tech Bridge analyzed 946 domains that may …

Popular holiday-themed phishing attacks

The holidays are a busy time for everyone-¦ especially for hackers trying to phish your employees. Phishing is most effective when it exploits human emotions—fear, greed, …

Free shopping voucher offer leads to phishing

Cybercriminals have been ramping up their efforts as the year draws to a close, and have initiated hundreds – if not thousands – email spam campaigns, trying every …

Beware of fake PayPal “Account Access Limited” phishing email

Fake PayPal emails claiming recipients will have limited access to their account because they didn’t provide enough information have been landing for the last few days …

British bank account data is under threat

Bitdefender warns that 0.5 per cent of all spam sent worldwide is targeting customers of some of the most popular British financial institutions and services, including …

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