Spoofed Better Business Bureau email leads to malware
A massive spam campaign impersonating the Better Business Bureau is currently hitting inboxes around the world. The emails urges users to check out a report and to respond to …
Tips for staying safe this Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday, one of the largest online shopping days of the entire year, is coming November 26. The National Retail Federation estimates that shoppers spent more than $1.2 …
Curiosity-piquing Twitter DM leads to double threat
A double threat has been aimed at Twitter users as Direct Messages carrying a Facebook link and the question “what on earth could you be doing in our movie?” are …
Malware spreads fake Twitter and Facebook messages
PandaLabs detected a new Twitter spam campaign that may compromise user security. Users receive a direct message on Twitter, which contains the text “Check out Obama …
CloudFlare users targeted by phishers
Popular content delivery network and distributed domain name server service CloudFlare has issued a warning to its users about an ongoing phishing scam: Dear cloudflare.com …
F-Secure secures online banking transactions
As cybercriminals continue to develop more and more sophisticated financial malware, F-Secure is using its security expertise to protect consumers’ bank accounts. …
Fake AmEx alert leads to hard-to-detect malware
American Express customers are often targeted with malware-laden or phishing emails, mostly because when it comes to money and the potential loss of it, people automatically …
12 scams of Christmas
A Harris Interactive study, conducted online among over 2,300 U.S. adults, investigates the online habits and behaviors of Americans, including those who indicate that they …
“Free $100 McDonald’s gift card” scam targeting Facebook users
Facebook users are once again targeted with a rogue app / survey scam combo. The lure is a free McDonald’s $100 gift card: Users who want to get the prize are first …
Vodafone customers targeted with malware disguised as MMS
If you are a Vodafone customer, be wary of emails seemingly sent by the service notifying you of a picture message you have allegedly received (click on the screenshot to …
“USPS delivery problem” spam leads to malware
If you are a regular user of the United States Postal Service, beware of fake emails seemingly coming from the company, telling you that they have failed to deliver one of …
“Free iPad Mini” scam spreading on Facebook
It was only a matter of time until scammers started using the newly released iPad Mini as a lure in their schemes. Sophos reports about a scam spreading via Facebook, offering …