Google has introduced an account verification system for high profile individuals that is similar to Twitter's, but researchers warn that this is not a fix to impersonation issues.Cyber criminals have long used fake celebrity social media profiles to spread malware which prompted the launch of such programs in t... |
22 August 2011
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A cab driver from Brazil can probably fool a lot of people with his uncanny Michael Jackson impersonation. The man, whose identity has not yet been revealed, is the latest Internet sensation thanks to a video of him singing “Billie Jean.”The video was shot by a friend sitting in the passenger seat, while ... |
3 February 2011
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Someone managed to impersonate United States Congressman Steny H. Hoyer on Twitter by registering the former username associated with his account.Yesterday, while President Obama was giving the annual State of the Union Address, sarcastic comments were being posted from @LeaderHoyer, a Twitter ID used by Congressman ... |
26 January 2011
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A 45-year-old man from Blaine, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to various offenses stemming from hacking into his neighbor's wireless network and sending death threats to the Vice President of the United States.According to the Minnesota United States Attorney's Office, two days into his trial, Barry Vincent Ardo... |
22 December 2010
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Security researchers from ESET warn of a phishing campaign targeting Hotmail users, which produces emails signed in the name of a Microsoft program manager.The rogue emails bear a subject of "Alert - Reset your Windows Live password" and appear as if they were sent to a members-services43@live.com address.The message... |
21 December 2010
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Security researchers warn of scam emails purporting to come from Adobe employees, who advise users to buy a fake upgrade for Adobe Reader.The emails bear a subject of "Action Required : Active Your New Adobe PDF Reader" and come from an “Adobe Support” <newsletter@adobe-download-center.com> addr... |
18 October 2010
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Security researchers from Trend Micro warn that World of Warcraft players are being targeted through the game's internal mail system by phishers looking to steal their Battle.net credentials.World of Warcraft (WoW) is the world's most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), with ove... |
29 September 2010
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Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble revealed that criminals created fake Facebook profiles in his name to try and obtain confidential information on fugitives.According to AFP, the announcement was made during his keynote speech at the Interpol Information Security Conference in Hong Kong on Friday.The confere... |
20 September 2010
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Some of the spam bots that roam Twitter on a daily basis have smartened up and are now re-posting other people's legit tweets in order to pass as real users. The discovery was made with the help of a new Twitter security service that is being tested by Errata Security. Two days ago, an Atlanta-based vulnerabili... |
9 September 2009
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Cyber-crooks don't need to worry about the language barrier anymore while scheming to defraud individuals or financial institutions. A new underground service offers social engineering services to scammers in multiple languages, Dancho Danchev, an independent security consultant, warns. As the security reasearch... |
16 December 2008
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