Top 10 Facebook scams
American singer and actress Taylor Swift has lost her scam mojo, as her fake sex tape spreading on Facebook was excluded from the top ten most successful scams, according to …
Android Fake ID bug allows malware to impersonate trusted apps
The Bluebox Security research team has unearthed another critical Android vulnerability. Named “Fake ID,” the security bug can be used by malicious applications to …
Facebook scams now lead to exploit kits
The Facebook scam is a familiar phenomenon to every user of the popular social network, and most of them have fallen for it at one time or another as it only takes a moment of …
The psychology of phishing
Phishing emails are without a doubt one of the biggest security issues consumers and businesses face today. Cybercriminals no longer send out thousands of emails at random …
Funny Facebook video scam leaves unamusing Trojan
A new funny video spreading on Facebook leaves a not-so-hilarious Trojan in its wake on users’ computers, according to research by Bitdefender. The malware, believed to …
Fake Flash Player steals credit card information
A new trojan that’s after credit card details is targeting Android users, warn antivirus experts from Dr. Web. The malware is currently targeting Russian users, but it …
Global rise in Android banking and payment malware
Mobile banking and mobile payment malware – malicious software that can extort money from users by hijacking personal information and spoofing bank sites or apps to …
Cybercriminals exploit trusted app and service vulnerabilities
The manipulation of legitimate mobile apps and services played a key role in the expansion of mobile malware at the beginning of 2014. McAfee Labs found that 79 percent of …
Dropbox-themed phishing is after multiple login credentials
Phishing emails purportedly leading users to a file hosted on Dropbox are targeting Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail, and Aol email users, warns Malwarebytes’ Jovi Umawing. …
Bitcoin miner lurking on Facebook
Facebook users, beware: a new viral campaign aimed at saddling you with a Bitcoin mining Trojan has been spotted. “The virus spreads through private Facebook messages, …
Password protected Zbot malware in the wild
Early this morning a small malware campaign started up claiming to be daily customer statements from Berkeley Futures Limited (real company, but messages are spoofed). The …
Fake, malicious World Cup-themed apps targeting Android users
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil start today, and Trend Micro researchers have pointed out yet another thing that fans need to be careful about: fake and malicious versions …