scams

It is, after all, the season where we express to our loved ones just how much we care about, appreciate, and truly love them. Since the start of the month Websense Security …

Survey scams are a daily occurrence for many Facebook users, and “See who’s stalking you on Facebook” is an often-used proclamation to lure the users to …

A recent report compiled by OpenDNS showed that 45 percent of all phishing attempts made in 2010 were targeting PayPal customers. It is no wonder then that we witness PayPal …

The online classified advertisement services sector has been increasingly exploited as a phishing attack vector by ecrime gangs, a trend confirmed by the growth of attacks …

Rogueware authors have so far mostly avoided misusing names of legitimate AV software, and I often wondered why. My best guess is that they wanted to minimize the possibility …

The latest scam to hit Facebook users is a slight variation of the survey scams that target them daily. But this time, the lure isn’t bogus “OMG” I …

Careful ATM users know enough to give a hasty visual check to the machine before using it and to hide the keyboard while entering their PIN. Unfortunately, sometimes even that …

Despite lingering concerns about the U.S. economic recovery, Americans worry more about having their online privacy violated (25%) than declaring bankruptcy (23%) or losing …

OpenDNS released statistics about which websites were commonly blocked — and which websites users were frequently given access to — in 2010. The report additionally details …

The latest Facebook scam counts on sheer morbid curiosity: According to Naked Security, variations of the same scam have been spotted propagating during the last few days and …

The FBI-backed Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a warning yesterday about the rise in Automated Clearing House fraud aimed at businesses across the country. …

A string of Farmille-themed scams have been popping up on Facebook in the last few days, trying to lure users into completing surveys by using offers of rare animals and Farm …