Cybercriminals targeting sporting events and music festivals
BitDefender identified a series of scams targeting music festival goers, sporting event fans and holidaymakers this summer. The top summer-themed spam messages for 2011 relate …
How search engine poisoning works
Imperva disclosed the intricate workings of a Search Engine Poisoning (SEP) campaign. The attack was extremely successful and continued to run for at least 15 months without …
Skimming gang indicted, facing over 60 years in prison
Four people have been charged of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and bank fraud in the Manhattan federal …
Bank not to blame for customer’s heavy losses from fraudulent transactions
A magistrate recommendation that is likely to become an official ruling could set a legal precedent welcome to banks all over the US, saying they are are not accountable for …
Sony Pictures warns its customers about spear phishing
Following last week’s breach executed by LulzSec, Sony Pictures has finally issued a consumer alert and seems also to have sent it to the addresses of approximately …
Gmail deactivation spam run leads to phishing forms on Google Docs
A week ago, F-Secure researchers have uncovered a number of spreadsheets with a form functionality that are apparently designed to act as phishing forms. Today, one of these …
Fake AV distributed via user profiles on popular sites
An investigation into the methods of distibution of the FakeRean familiy of fake AVs has revealed some interesting facts, says GFI. In order to lure people into downloading …
First social engineering protection appliance
Highly targeted social engineering attacks have become the new vector of choice for adaptive persistent adversaries as an undetected entry point to enterprise networks, with …
Scammy emails from “Google Pharmacy”
A spam campaign trying to convince users that Google has launched a pharmacy site selling Viagra and Cialis is currently hitting inboxes around the world: Luckily for the …
Spear phishers target Craigslist users
Spear phishing is quickly becoming the favorite way for cyber intruders to gain access to company and government systems. But even private individuals aren’t safe, and a …
The most active first quarter in malware history
With six million unique samples of recorded malware, Q1 2011 was the most active first quarter in malware history, according to McAfee. The report revealed many of the trends …
Romanian president declared dead by e-mail scam
BitDefender discovered a spam wave using the Romanian president’s image to help spread malware. The unsolicited e-mail relies on a classic combination of social …