Spam run frightens with fake news about epidemic
The time has come again for users to be targeted with spam emails alerting them to an epidemic raging in some part of the world: The subject line contains a simple …
Surge in pre-Christmas malware
GFI Software released its report on the most prevalent threat detections for the previous month. Noteworthy threats in November 2011 included a new Facebook worm; the return …
Fake Verizon notification carries malware
A sneaky spam email campaign aiming to infect users with a banking Trojan is currently underway and is targeting mobile carrier customers, warns Microsoft. The email purports …
Beware of fake Amazon account confirmation emails
Amazon users are being targeted again with spam emails purporting to come from the “Amazon Team” and asking users to “confirm” their accounts, warns …
U.S. financial fraud increasing rapidly
Cyber criminals are launching more and more sophisticated attacks on U.S. wireless consumers. Research reveals that financial fraud and spam via SMS texts is now growing at a …
Bogus Apple billing info update request doing rounds
Emails purporting to come from Apple and urging users to update the billing information contained in their Apple accounts are currently hitting inboxes around the world, warns …
“Free Facebook credits” survey scam is back
Facebook users are once more targeted with messages promoting a survey scam via a bogus offer of 5000 free Facebook credits. “Get your FREE 5000 FACEBOOK CREDITS! NO …
FakeScanti rogue sends users to download additional fake AV solution
Lately, the Blackhole exploit kit has been getting a lot of attention, and no wonder – it is continually updated with exploits for various flaws in popular software, and …
“PayPal email address change” phishing scheme doing rounds
PayPal users are targeted again as emails supposedly sent by the online payment company urge them to fill out a form with their personal and financial information in order to …
Fake FBI email threatens recipients with jail
An email purportedly coming from the FBI Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division has been hitting inboxes and threatening recipients with jail time if they don’t …
Fake e-ticket confirmation spam campaign
As the holiday season approaches, a lot of people are bound to travel in order to visit their loved ones, so fake e-ticket confirmation spam campaigns are to be expected. …
Ten cyber shopping tips
Safeguarding one’s online identity is even easier this holiday season with the addition of new mobile and iPad applications that allow you to check your balances while …