phishing
Bogus AmEx “Unusual activity detected” email leads to phishing
An extremely thorough phishing campaign is currently targeting American Express customers by trying to make them believe that access to their account will be restricted within …
Bogus Facebook login page steals credentials, pushes malware
Symantec researchers have recently stumbled upon a phishing site that packs a double whammy: the site asks the user either to log into Facebook or to download an app in order …
Webroot delivers data, identity and threat protection
Webroot released the latest updates to its Webroot SecureAnywhere portfolio. The latest release brings new detection technology to block emerging malware and phishing attacks …
Connections between personality types and phishing
Phishing scams are some of the most effective online swindles, hooking both savvy and naive computer users. New insights from researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New …
Phishing and malicious attachments on the increase
Spam volume has dropped in August, but with the level of phishing increasing tenfold and malicious attachments being found in 3.4 percent more emails when compared with July, …
Survey highlights ignorant IT behavior in the workplace
You receive a strange email. It looks shady. You’re probably being phished – a hacker is attempting to gain access to your enterprise. They must want to hijack …
Phishers increasingly target brands
The APWG is reporting in its latest Global Phishing Survey: Trends and Domain Name Use study that an increasing number of brands and their users have been targeted by …
2M Vodafone users’ personal and banking info compromised
The names, addresses, birth dates, and bank account information of some 2 million German Vodafone users has been compromised in a breach of a server located “deep in the …
Phishers use free iPhone 5S as lure ahead of launch
As the moment when Apple is set to unveil its latest offerings slowly approaches and it seems almost sure they will show several version of iPhone 5, cyber scammers are trying …
Fake “Secure Document” notice will compromise your email account
Phishers have lately shown a penchant for using the “secure / confidential document / message” lure for making users share their login credentials. The latest …
G-20 themed emails deliver spying malware to EU, Canadian officials
The topic of the G-20 summit that is scheduled to be held in Russia next month is being misused by multiple cyber espionage groups some of which have been tracked to China, …
Cross-platform Frutas RAT delivered via targeted emails
The cross-platform Frutas RAT is being used in a new email phishing campaign targeting high-profile finance, mining, and telecom companies as well as governments in Europe and …