Bogus AmEx notification leads to thorough phishing
American Express-themed phishing emails are never out of circulation, but it pays to know which new (or recycled) angle is being used at the moment. The latest one to hit …
Bogus “Royal Baby: Live Updates” email leads to malware
As expected, news of the new birth in the British Royal Family has become a perfect lure in malware delivery schemes. ThreatTrack has spotted an email titled “The Royal …
Combat Arms players, beware of free NX generators
Players of the popular Combat Arms first-person shooter are being targeted by online crooks via the in-game chat system, warns Chris Boyd. They crooks offer what is supposedly …
Facebook scam packs double whammy
A new phishing / malware delivery scam is doing rounds on Facebook, warns ThreatTrack’s Chris Boyd. The lure is a message saying “I’m serious guys If you …
“Google account hacked” text scam puzzles researchers
A curious spamming campaign continues to target Google users via their mobile phones, and researchers still don’t know what it actually does. First spotted back in …
Multi-platform Java RAT targeting government agencies
A new spear-phishing campaign targeting government agencies mostly in the US, Canada, Australia, a few European countries and the Russian Federation has been spotted by …
“Pinterest Tool” scam aimed at stealing login credentials
Last week we warned about fake “Password changed” emails targeting users of the popular photo-sharing website, but there has been a general uptick in …
System Doctor 2014: A fake AV for the upcoming year
In an effort to keep one step ahead of security solutions and attentive users, peddlers of fake AV solutions often change the name of the malware they are trying to sell. …
“Blizzard Entertainment IP Restrictions” phishing email doing rounds
Blizzard Entertainment has acknowledged that the notification email that has been hitting users’ inboxes and has been purportedly sent by the company is, in fact, a …
Beware of “Social Security” Facebook phishing scams
Hijacked Facebook Fan Pages are a great asset to online spammers and scammers, so it’s no wonder that at any given time there are a number of active phishing campaigns …
FDA shut down 1,677 illegal pharmacy websites
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, took action this week against more than 9,600 websites that …
Android fake AV demands ransom, crashes
Fake AV software and ransomware are old news for computer users, but are now poised to become a problem for smartphone users as well. Symantec researchers have recently …
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