phishing
Phishing websites proliferate at record speed
A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that while the uptime of phishing websites dropped during the first half of 2012, …
Weak crypto allowed spoofing emails from Google, PayPal domains
Zach Harris, a Florida-based mathematician, discovered that Google and many other big Internet companies use weak cryptographic keys for certifying the emails sent from their …
Bogus Twitter DMs lead to iPad scam, surveys and phishing
Yesterday’s unveiling of the iPad Mini has not lead to a decrease in desirability of its bigger version, and the offer of a free device is still a very effective lure …
Phishing attacks increasingly target brands
The number of brands targeted by phishing attacks sustained an all-time high of 428 in April of this year, the second record-breaking quarter for cybercrime brand abuse …
eBay phishers quickly react to branding change
eBay has recently redesigned its logo, and it didn’t take long for some phishers to modify their attempts to match the change: “It probably won’t be long …
NatWest banking scam hits UK online banking clients
Bitdefender detected a new scam where criminals pretending to be from NatWest bank are attempting to steal customers’ credentials by circulating a fake satisfaction …
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”, …
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 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 …
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 …
Twitter messages lead to phishing AND malware
If you have received a private message from another Twitter telling you “lol ur famous now”, have followed it to a fake Facebook page requiring you to log into …
Cyber criminals actively targeting financial institutions, warns FBI
Cyber criminals have been and are actively targeting employees of financial institutions with spam and phishing e-mails, warns the FBI-backed Internet Crime Complaint Center …
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