- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 1st, 2015
URL to Fake Twitter Account Verification Page Clicked 17,000 Times in a Month
More than 3,000 users visited the fraudulent page this week
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 29th, 2014
Phishing Alert: Facebook in Colors, Instagram Followers and Changed Hotmail
The scammers are trying to lure victims via Twitter
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2014
Diet Spammers Turn Compromised Twitter Account into “CNN Hotline”
The shady weight loss websites are set up to push potentially unwanted applications
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 17th, 2014
Twitter Account of BBC Radio Presenter Jane Garvey Hacked
Spammers post messages to advertise a “miracle” weight loss product
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 26th, 2014
“You Look Hideous” Twitter Spam Campaign Lures Users to Phishing Sites
20 spam tweets are being sent out every minute from compromised accounts
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 13th, 2014
Flappy Bird Fans Targeted by Scammers on Twitter
Spammers try to lure users to fake job offer website
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 4th, 2014
Esurance Super Bowl Twitter Contest Attracts Scammers
Phishing, donation scams and schemes that help scammers gain Twitter followers
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 30th, 2014
Service Promising Twitter Followers Hijacks Accounts and Uses Them for Spam
Trend Micro researchers have analyzed the shady service
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 23rd, 2014
Twitter Spam Campaign Relies on DMs to Lure Users to Bogus Diet Sites
Malwarebytes researchers have been monitoring this spam run
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 9th, 2014
Cybercriminals Continue to Abuse Twitter for Diet Spam and Phishing
Janne Ahlberg has been monitoring the latest campaigns
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 4th, 2013
Twitter Users Warned of Bogus Experiment Accounts
Scammers are inspired by services such as Event Parrot and Magic Recs
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 11th, 2013
Scammers Add Twitter Users to Lists to Draw Their Attention to Malicious Websites
The cybercrooks advertise bogus hack tools and iPhone 5s contests
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 15th, 2013
Twitter Users Warned of “This Person Is Threatening to Expose You” Phishing Scams
Security expert Janne Ahlberg has analyzed the campaign
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 20th, 2013
Twitter Diet Spam Campaign Abuses Legitimate Compromised Accounts
Security expert Janne Ahlberg shares some insight
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 20th, 2013
Scammers Leverage MIT Shooting to Lure Users to Adware and Spam-Related Sites
Trend Micro experts have analyzed the Boston Marathon scams
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 14th, 2013
Twitter Scammers Set Up Fake Pope Francis I Account
Cybercriminals could have successfully used the account to spread malware
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 14th, 2013
VIPRE Report for January 2013: Social Network-Based Attacks Highly Prevalent
GFI Software reveals some interesting aspects about the latest threats