phishing
iCloud search ends with fake AV
Following Steve Jobs’ announcement of Apple’s entry into the cloud business, the term “iCloud” has quickly become a trending topic. And cyber scammers …
Protect yourself from Olympic phishing scams
Nobody yet knows for certain whether they have been allocated 2012 Olympic event tickets. Until June 24, when confirmations arrive, there remains the risk that some people …
Free web hosting is a boon to phishers
Sometimes it seems that every legitimate service offered online can be misused by phishers, scammers and cyber criminals in general. Free mail services are abused to send out …
Web host victims repeatedly exploited by cybercriminals
More than one-third of respondents to an Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) survey were repeat victims of phishing attacks that resulted in a successful establishment of …
Citigroup admits breach, warns customers about phishing
Citigroup has finally made public the fact that it suffered a breach into its systems in May and that the names of some 200,000 customers, their account numbers and contact …
Sony Pictures warns its customers about spear phishing
Following last week’s breach executed by LulzSec, Sony Pictures has finally issued a consumer alert and seems also to have sent it to the addresses of approximately …
Gmail deactivation spam run leads to phishing forms on Google Docs
A week ago, F-Secure researchers have uncovered a number of spreadsheets with a form functionality that are apparently designed to act as phishing forms. Today, one of these …
Spear phishers target Craigslist users
Spear phishing is quickly becoming the favorite way for cyber intruders to gain access to company and government systems. But even private individuals aren’t safe, and a …
Google disrupts phishing attack against government officials, political activists
An attack apparently coming from Jinan – the capital of China’s Shandong province – against personal Gmail accounts belonging to hundreds of users has been …
Phishing forms on Google Docs
Google Docs is a handy online service for creating various types of documents that are hosted by the company in their cloud and can be made accessible to the greater public. …
How banks use Twitter to combat fraud
With phishing attacks hurting the credibility of email communications, forward thinking banks are turning to social media as the best channel to warn customers of scams and …
Cybercrime statistics show widespread phishing problem
The top five industries vulnerable to cybercrime include travel, education, financial services, government services and IT services, according to KnowBe4. Using the Inc.com …