scams

A new spear-phishing attack targeting a number of specific companies in a few industries including the energy sector has been spotted by several security companies. Dubbed …

Malware is just a step-away when children click on games, free shoes, Justin Bieber videos or gift cards offered on social networks. Hackers use social engineering techniques …

A highly targeted spam campaign aimed at hedge and private equity fund managers has recently been spotted by Barracuda Labs researchers. The email looks like it has been …

Tennis player Andy Murray has topped a list of the most dangerous British athletes to search for on the web, according to McAfee. Following on from the annual McAfee Most …

Targeted spam campaigns take many forms and take advantage a variety of natural human responses and feelings such as curiosity, fear, or lust. This last one spotted bet on the …

Karine de Ponteves is a FortiGuard AV analyst with Fortinet. In this interview she discusses how cybercriminals exploit major events to deliver malware, the oversharing of …

Given the all-around popularity of various Apple devices, it’s no wonder scammers often “offer” them as prizes in bogus contests and lotteries. The latest of …

Administrators at companies that outsourced payroll management to outside firms have recently been heavily targeted with malicious emails supposedly coming from those very …

The Olympic Games currently underway in London have proven to be one of the best lures for cyber scammers and other cyber crooks: we’ve had Olympic-themed spam emails …

In a new study, Barracuda Labs analyzed a random sampling of more than 70,000 fake Twitter accounts that are being used to sell fake Twitter followers. They also analyzed some …

The old “Microsoft support center” scam is back. It is likely that it never went away, but lately the scammers have increased their efforts, targeting users again …

Popular global events such as the Olympic Games are a boon to cyber crooks, as they know for sure that a huge amount of people will be turning to the Internet to search for …