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Convincing “Urgent Windows Error Fix” phishing email doing rounds

A pretty convincing email phishing campaign is targeting one of the largest user bases out there – those who use Microsoft’s Windows OS – by taking advantage …

Bogus AmEx “Unusual activity detected” email leads to phishing

An extremely thorough phishing campaign is currently targeting American Express customers by trying to make them believe that access to their account will be restricted within …

Bogus Facebook login page steals credentials, pushes malware

Symantec researchers have recently stumbled upon a phishing site that packs a double whammy: the site asks the user either to log into Facebook or to download an app in order …

PureVPN users receive fake email saying authorities closed down the service

Over the weekend, customers of Hong Kong-based VPN service PureVPN were taken aback by an email that was seemingly sent by the company’s founder Uzair Gadit, saying that …

Connections between personality types and phishing

Phishing scams are some of the most effective online swindles, hooking both savvy and naive computer users. New insights from researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New …

Cybercriminals exploit most news within 22 hours

Cybercriminals continue to respond with lightning speed when they see an opportunity to exploit a national or global news story to spread malware. In fact criminals are …

Survey highlights ignorant IT behavior in the workplace

You receive a strange email. It looks shady. You’re probably being phished – a hacker is attempting to gain access to your enterprise. They must want to hijack …

Unofficial Android iMessage app can steal info and download malware

Android users who have dreamed about being able to use iMessage, Apple’s proprietary and free messaging solution, have been pleasantly surprised by the iMessage Chat for …

Phishers increasingly target brands

The APWG is reporting in its latest Global Phishing Survey: Trends and Domain Name Use study that an increasing number of brands and their users have been targeted by …

Fake “new voicemail” notification targets Android WhatsApp users

Malware peddlers have decided to bank on the popularity of the WhatsApp cross-platform IM app for smartphones in order to get users to install malicious apps on their devices, …

Aggressive ransomware scam redirects to child porn

Getting denounced for viewing or owning child pornography is a huge deal in most Western world countries, so it’s no wonder that ransomware peddlers are using that …

Medical identity theft affects 1.84 million U.S. victims

Medical identity theft is a national healthcare issue with life-threatening and hefty financial consequences. According to the 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft conducted …

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