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Trusteer researchers have discovered a new configuration of the Ice IX malware that attacks Facebook users after they have logged in to their account and steals credit card …

Internet scammers have launched a paid advertising campaign on Facebook targeting Pinterest fans, bringing the hunt for victims to a higher level of investment and …

Ebay users are once again targeted with fake notifications asking them to “confirm their identity”. “Dear eBay Community Member, You’re signing in from …

Criminals intent on distributing images of children being sexually abused are finding new ways of exploiting legitimate online technology, according to the Internet Watch …

The recent shutdown of the Megaupload file hosting service by the US authorities is being actively exploited by cyber crooks who are attempting to extort money from the …

In the last couple of years, malware that hijacks the users’ machines and demands money to “unblock” it has become an often encountered threat. Messages …

Total Defense announced the findings of its 2011 Internet Security Threat Intelligence Report, which indicates Android’s rise in market share was only surpassed by the …

With high-speed Internet being now a common enough thing in many parts of the world, many users have taken to watching films and videos via online streaming. Unfortunately, …

In order for a Facebook survey scam to be successful, it has to make users do two things: propagate the scam further by “endorsing” it and complete at least one …

GFI Software released its VIPRE Report for February 2012, a collection of the 10 most prevalent threat detections encountered during the month. Most notably, GFI Labs has been …

Many Facebook users have still not reconciled themselves to the fact that the Timeline profile is here to stay, and this makes them prefect targets for scammers. According to …

BitDefender researchers have recently come across a nasty piece of scareware that tricks victims into believing that all their files and folders have disappeared due to hard …