Bogus Whatsapp desktop app offer leads to malware
The popularity of the Whatsapp IM service is undisputed – hundreds of millions of users around the world are proof of that. And it is precisely this what makes the name …
Free cloud anti-spam email service for small businesses
Halon Security announced Inumbo.com, a contract-free, pay-as-you-go cloud anti-spam email service for small businesses. The email service is powered by the company’s …
99.4% of spam blocked in recent Virus Bulletin test
Virus Bulletin has announced the results of its latest anti-spam comparative review: all 18 solutions that were tested were found to block at least 99.4% of all spam – …
Malware laden emails at five year high
This past month of January we saw a pretty incredible spike in virus traffic. Other unsolicited emails ebbed and flowed throughout the month resulting in a regular average …
USA still the global spam king
SophosLabs revealed the Dirty Dozen top spam-relaying nations, as it published the final “Spampionship” league table of 2013. Once again, it was the USA which …
Yahoo Mail accounts compromised in coordinated attack
Unknown attackers have attempted to access a number of Yahoo Mail accounts, the company warned on Thursday, and urged users to change their passwords even if they …
Financial data leads the malicious spam hit list
The proportion of spam in email traffic continues to fall – in the last three years the share of unsolicited messages has fallen by 10.7 percentage points. It appears …
Fake Whatsapp for PC offer leads to banking malware
Brazilian cyber crooks are (in)famous for their predilection for banking malware, and they use every trick in the book to deliver it to potential victims. A recent email …
Bitcoin-stealing malware delivered via clever email campaign
Users of popular Bitcoin exchanges are being actively targeted by cyber crooks looking to syphon funds out of their digital wallets. When cyber crooks are looking to infect as …
90-day spam campaign turns to Santa in December
Ninety days ago a substantial spam campaign focusing on dubious offers and fake prizes began, according to Commtouch. However since December 10, the campaign has been …
WhatsApp-themed spam campaign delivers malware
A new WhatsApp-themed spam campaign has been spotted targeting users of the popular IM service. The spam email claims to be a notification about a voice message someone left …
Fake Amazon “Order Status” emails deliver malware
It comes as no surprise that as holiday shoppers begin to flood the internet looking for deals, the bad guys will be right behind them hoping to swoop in on an unsuspecting …
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