phishing
Fake Facebook account deletion warnings target users
An email supposedly sent by the Facebook Team warning users about them having violated the social network’s policies is currently hitting inboxes around the world: LAST …
Bitdefender prevents scams on Twitter
Bitdefender is adding a tool to its arsenal to prevent scams on Twitter. Safego has emerged successful from beta testing by Twitter users and will be incorporated into …
Global phishing trends and domain name use
A new survey by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that phishing attacks perpetrated against Chinese e-commerce and banking sites soared by 44 percent in the first …
Unique malware URLs increased 89 percent
Websites loaded with malware increased a massive 89 percent in the third quarter compared to Q2 2011. According to an IID report, the most impersonated organizations include …
Fake Apple notifications lead to phishing site
When changes are made to an Apple ID account, Apple sends a notification about it to the user so that he can react promptly if the changes weren’t made by him. …
“So i googled your name” Twitter phishing scam
Some Twitter phishers prefer to scare or worry their targets into clicking on the offered link, others put their money on pure, unadulterated curiosity. The latest phishing …
Hijacked phishing page warns users about phishing
hen you follow security news daily like I do, it is tough to keep a positive outlook when day after day you hear and read of users falling for basically the same scams simply …
Don’t worry about zero-days, says Microsoft
Microsoft released its Security Intelligence Report volume 11 (SIRv11), which found that less than 1 percent of exploits in the first half of 2011 were against zero-day …
“I saw a real bad blog about you” Twitter phishing scam
Twitter has been warning users not to fall for the latest phishing scam that takes the form of a DM from someone you know warning you to check out a “real bad blog about …
Cloud-based anti-phishing software platform
FraudSense announced a public demo featuring its proprietary real-time anti-phishing detection algorithms. FraudSense identifies and disables fraudulent websites in real-time. …
Mail-borne polymorphic malware soars
Approximately 72% of all email-borne malware in September could be characterized as aggressive strains of generic polymorphic malware, says Symantec in its September 2011 …
Clever phisher almost tricks PhishTank
PhishTank is an anti-phishing site run by the OpenDNS team and offers the possibility of submitting suspected phishing sites for community-based review. In short, other users …