Aversion to new Facebook News Feed could lead to scams
Facebook has been gradually rolling out a new, more simplified design for users’ News Feed for a while now. It’s a given that some users won’t like the …
“Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 found” video is a scam
Cyber scammers are misusing the public’s interest in the fate of the recently disappeared plane on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to lure users into filling in online …
Fraudulent tax returns net nearly $4 billion for cybercriminals
ThreatMetrix announced the risks consumers face during tax season and strategies to protect taxpayer identities, especially when filing online returns. Of all potentially …
Facebook scam promises naked videos of friends, delivers Trojans instead
Bitdefender has discovered that more than 1,000 people have already been tricked into installing Trojan malware after clicking on a new Facebook scam that promises naked …
Mt. Gox users targeted with fake promises of lost Bitcoin recovery
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has shared more details about the issues that have led to it filing for bankruptcy protection just as malware peddlers have started taking advantage …
Netflix users targeted in active tech support scam
Malwarebytes’ security researcher Jerome Segura has recently analyzed a rather creative tech support scam that is actively targeting Netflix users. He doesn’t say …
First-rate phishing email claims “Your Paypal transaction was declined”
Extremely well-made fake notifications claiming the recipients’ PayPal transaction was declined are doing rounds and trying to trick users sharing personal and financial …
Thousands of FTP sites compromised to serve malware and scams
Some 7,000 FTP sites and servers have been compromised to serve malware, and its administrators are usually none the wiser, claim Hold Security researchers. FTP sites function …
300,000 users affected by premium-SMS sending apps from Google Play
Panda Security has identified malicious apps on Google Play that can sign users up to premium SMS subscription services without their permission. These new threats have been …
Bogus Microsoft “Reactivate Your Email Account” emails doing rounds
Phishing emails purportedly sent by Microsoft are targeting the company’s customers and trying to get them to reveal their login credentials and some personal …
As crimeware evolves, phishing attacks increase
The number of phishing campaigns increased by more than 20 percent in the third quarter of 2013, with crimeware attacks evolving and proliferating, according to the APWG. The …
Trojan steals Bitcoins and targets OS X
SecureMac has discovered a new Trojan which targets OS X and spies on web traffic to steal Bitcoins. The OSX/CoinThief.A malware has been found in the wild, and there are …