Facebook spammers trick users into sharing anti-CSRF tokens
Facebook spammers have already used a number of different approaches to make users inadvertently propagate their scams, and most of them fall into the social engineering …
Fake DHL delivery notification carries info-stealer Trojan
Malware peddlers have once again started a spam run that consists of emails purportedly sent by DHL. They spoofed the sender information, making it look like the email was …
Spam gang uses own URL shorteners
URL shortening services are deservedly popular with Internet users, but unfortunately they are loved by cyber crooks and spammers as well. While regular users appreciate …
Facebook Lottery scam emails making rounds
Offline crooks have had a lot of success with the bogus lottery winning letter scam, so it should come as no surprise it is often “translated” into an email and …
Scammers asking for donations for bogus Steve Jobs charity
Before his death, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was well known for not giving donations to charities or setting up foundations for various humanitarian causes, so it may come as a …
Bloody photos of Gaddafi used as bait in malware-laden email run
As predicted, the violent death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi has been taken advantage of by cyber criminals in order to trick gore-hungry users into downloading malware: …
Offers from domain resellers evade spam filters
The Internet has created a great amount of business opportunities – most of them legal, some not and some that fall in the gray area between the two extremes. An example …
“Facebook lost your messages” spam returns
Facebook users are constantly targeted by emails posing as legitimate notifications from the popular social network, and the latest ones are an upgraded version of an old fake …
Large-scale spam campaign uses compromised webmail accounts and WordPress sites
A spam campaign currently under way has been spotted coming from several thousand compromised Yahoo!, AOL and Hotmail email accounts and taking advantage of compromised …
The state of hacked accounts
Most users get hacked at high rates even when they do not think they are engaging in risky behavior, with 62% unaware of how their accounts had been compromised, according to …
Picasa Web Albums and Yahoo! Groups are loved by spammers
Cyber crooks and spammers are always on the lookout for ways to reach and victimize the largest amount of individuals possible. And sometimes even Internet giants such as …
iPhone 5 spam emails lead to malware
Apple is expected to unveil the next iteration of its popular iPhone during a press event scheduled for tomorrow (October 4). As the excitement regarding the release of the …