scams

If you are looking to buy a car or other vehicle online, be careful not to fall for a scam that has lately had a resurgence and that will leave you without money and possibly …

Phishing emails claiming to come from “Facebook Security” are once again hitting users’ inboxes, and this time they are aiming for the big fish: pages that …

An interesting and very comprehensive phishing and malware-delivery campaign has been spotted by Webroot researchers. The attackers are posing as the chief of NATO’s …

If a service is popular, you can be sure that scammers and spammers will find a way of targeting as many of its users as they can. Trend Micro fraud analyst Karla Agregado …

ESET has uncovered and analyzed a targeted campaign that tries to steal sensitive information from different organizations, particularly in Pakistan (with limited spread …

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the 2012 Internet Crime Report – a summary of reported fraudulent activity in the past year. In 2012, the IC3 received …

The first quarter of 2013 was marked by firsts for Android malware that add complexity to the Android threat landscape. According to F-Secure Labs, January through March saw …

Scammers have found a new way of relieving unsuspecting victims of their hard earned cash: they have begun combining fake AV with fake support calls. The scam begins with …

Everybody should know by now that downloading apps from Google Play is not as safe as we all would like. Admittedly, the probability of downloading malware is much smaller …

The German Anti-Botnet Advisory Centre is warning (in German) users about a new ransomware / BKA Trojan variant that accuses users of being involved in the reproduction of …

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received numerous reports of phishing attacks targeting various telecommunication companies’ customers. Individuals receive …

U.K.-based ISP Netcraft is warning users about phishers impersonating eBay’s live chat support feature in the hopes of getting their hands on eBay users’ login, …