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Cyber fraudsters have started relying on paid Facebook advertisements to promote their Pinterest-themed scams.
Experts from Bitdefender noticed an ad, created by a site that promotes Pinterest bots, that promises to reveal ways of making money.
“Imagine you knew about Facebook advertising in 2006 when it was ... |
3 April 2012
05:22 GMT |
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A woman from Hamilton, UK, received an email, allegedly from Butterfield Bank, asking her to update her online banking information. After she completed the process, she found that $4,000 (€3,000) were transferred from her account to one from a bank in South Africa.
Oddly, the wire transfer report revealed that ... |
3 April 2012
04:57 GMT |
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Sophos experts identified a number of rogue Twitter applications which take over accounts and start spamming other users.
When installed, applications such as Unfollow Monitor App, Who Unfollowed You, Tweet Statistics App, Tweet Info App, and Twit Stats App, request permission to make posts on the user’s behal... |
31 March 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Some cybercriminals aren't patient enough to wait for fake antiviruses and money-stealing malware to do their duty, so they pick up the phone and start calling potential victims, pretending to represent the “Tech department of Windows.”
Internet Storm Center researcher Daniel Wesemann informs that t... |
31 March 2012
04:34 GMT |
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It’s not uncommon for Halifax bank customers to be targeted by phishers. Currently, a new scam email is making the rounds, informing recipients on the introduction of a new online banking authentication procedure starting with March 23, 2012.
Bearing the subject “IMPORTANT - Halifax Online Service Messag... |
26 March 2012
13:51 GMT |
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While usually cybercriminals prefer to spread pieces of scareware through drive-by exploits, in the latest campaign they turned to spam emails to advertise fake antivirus programs. Symantec has come across a shady application called Windows Risk Minimizer, which is hosted on over 300 compromised websites to which th... |
23 March 2012
11:28 GMT |
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Facebook Timeline removal scams are not new, but this time cybercrooks took it up a notch and launched a phishing campaign that relies on the fact that some users are outright desperate to remove the newly introduced feature. In reality, the Timeline is here to stay and like it or not everyone who still wants to use... |
23 March 2012
10:03 GMT |
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The world renowned ICT firm Fujitsu, in collaboration with Nagoya University, developed a system that can detect phone phishing scams and other malicious plots based on characteristic keywords and voice analysis.
Because phone scams are an ever growing threat, researchers came up with this system that can allegedly ... |
22 March 2012
11:29 GMT |
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Individuals who used the services offered by the now-defunct Megaupload may receive notification letters, apparently originating from copyright holders, in which they are informed that their finances could suffer dearly if they don’t pay a certain amount of money.
According to TorrentFreak, the scammers impers... |
22 March 2012
10:22 GMT |
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Individuals from Finland are warned that a SMS spam campaign launched by GTradeInc is making the rounds, claiming to subscribe recipients to unsolicited premium services. F-Secure informs that CERT-FI released an advisory regarding these scam messages that are apparently received even by users who didn’t provi... |
20 March 2012
10:19 GMT |
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The Metropolitan Police arrested 14 individuals suspected of being part of a major phishing operation that earned them £1 million ($1.5 Million or €1.2 Million) from a single victim. According to TechWeek Europe, 12 men and two women were arrested during the raids. Apparently, they convinced the victim,... |
16 March 2012
10:52 GMT |
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We have come across a large number of shady Twitter profiles which advertise free Disney tickets. These scams are not new, but in the past days they have reemerged to trick users into visiting survey scam sites.
Here are a few posts part of the scam:
Why Disney appeals to all kind of people? Get the ticket here and... |
16 March 2012
06:08 GMT |
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Action Fraud, the Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum (TUFF) and Financial Fraud Action UK have joined their forces in a new campaign called “The Devil’s in Your Details”, purposed to reduce fraud and help raise awareness on the threats that lurk behind every received email or phone call.
In the past... |
15 March 2012
06:05 GMT |
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Ever since Pinterest became a popular social media website we’ve started seeing a considerable increase in the number of scam campaigns that target its customers. This time we’ll take a look at how free gift card scams work on Pinterest.
Symantec researchers found that the scam begins just as it would on... |
15 March 2012
04:36 GMT |
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An apparently harmless looking media player called Web Player, leads unsuspecting users to a number of shady websites that advertise movie streaming services. The worst part about this scam is that it requests credit card details that could later allow the cyber-crooks to access the victims’ bank accounts.
Bit... |
14 March 2012
15:11 GMT |
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A number of websites that offer software trick unsuspecting users into installing toolbars and other unwanted applications. Avast revealed its intentions of appointing downloads originating from these types of sites as being malware. Last week the German government issued a law against the Internet scammers that dup... |
8 March 2012
08:36 GMT |
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Giveaway scams are not uncommon on social networks, especially popular ones such as Facebook or Twitter, but now there’s another playground on which cybercriminals can spread their malicious campaigns.
Pinterest has become very popular, especially after some big names signed up. Now, the millions of account h... |
3 March 2012
07:20 GMT |
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At the end of February we’ve seen that “Free iPad 3” scams have surfaced on social media websites and now Trend Micro researchers analyzed a few new variants of these plots.
Unlike other versions which involved clickjacking, one of the later variants simply advertises a contest. The Test & Keep an ... |
3 March 2012
06:04 GMT |
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Wells Fargo, the world renowned bank, fell for a plot cleverly designed by a skilled social engineer and wired him the sum of $2.1 million (1.5 million EUR) to a bank account in Hong Kong without questioning his identity too much.
According to Forbes, the hospital chain Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) whose escrow ac... |
1 March 2012
03:52 GMT |
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A security company has developed a sophisticated way to identify if, during a phone call, the individuals on the other end of the line are who they claim to be. By analyzing the “line noise” of an audio call, experts can determine if a fraudster is trying to impersonate someone as part of a scam.
The org... |
29 February 2012
11:02 GMT |
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FICO, a company that delivers predictive analytics solutions, and Equifax, a leader in information solutions, warn financial institutions that first-party fraud is an ever growing threat and that the effects of this phenomenon should not be ignored. On the bright side of things, counterfeit card fraud dropped by 60%... |
26 February 2012
07:01 GMT |
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A lot of Internet users rely on websites such as Groupon or LivingSocial to find great deals on products. Unfortunately, scammers are trying to take advantage of the sites’ popularity to launch their malicious campaigns.
ZScaler researchers came across a domain called groupon500.com, registered on February 20,... |
22 February 2012
04:22 GMT |
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An email apparently coming from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) informs the recipient that his IP was identified as distributing copyrighted content. In reality, the string of emails is part of a malicious campaign designed to spread an information-stealing Trojan.
MalwareSurvival informs that t... |
21 February 2012
04:54 GMT |
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Every Internet user is aware of the fact that the web is flooded with advertisements for “work from home” or “make easy money” jobs. While many of these offers are phony, there are some jobs that are 100% legitimate and represent a great way for certain individuals to make rent money and maybe... |
19 February 2012
03:21 GMT |
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Bitdefender researchers came across a Facebook scam that promises 10,000 eBay gift cards worth $200 (140 EUR) for users who complete a few “easy steps.” Unlike other schemes, where a simple Like and a Share are enough, in this situation the crooks request much more than that. They urge the unsuspecting ... |
14 February 2012
05:46 GMT |
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GFI’s VIPRE Report for January 2012 reveals that cybercriminals took advantage of every single hot topic to launch their malicious campaigns, targeting gamers, small businesses and even government organizations. Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 and the Halo video game series represented great opportuni... |
9 February 2012
07:26 GMT |
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In 2009, studies revealed that there were 17.5 million Internet users that were aged 65 or more. Since then the number most likely increased considerably and continues to do so, especially with the rise of social media networks and other sites that may present an interest to senior citizens. While many people try to ... |
4 February 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Before the latest iPhone 4S was released, iPhone 5 scams were not uncommon. Now, many users are complaining that these types of schemes are making a comeback, even to the point of being sent via text messages, apparently coming from numbers used by legitimate institutions.
Sophos experts came across another variant ... |
30 January 2012
09:08 GMT |
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A genuine report made by MSNBC in which they show that some work at home jobs really work has become very popular among fraudsters that launch phony campaigns.
The Hacker News came across a site that almost perfectly replicates a CNBC website which advertises a fake make money from home job.
The site, cnbc.com-exc... |
27 January 2012
04:25 GMT |
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A movie’s popularity makes it an excellent topic that can be utilized by cybercriminals in their malicious campaigns. The fact that the Indian motion picture called Bodyguard was used in a recent phishing attack is a perfect example.
According to Symantec experts, the movie’s soundtrack was so popular th... |
27 January 2012
03:40 GMT |
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While surfing the web, we often get a warning message from the browser, notifying that an extra plugin is needed to view certain content. Lately, instead of creating fake plug-ins, crooks started creating websites which contain elements that seem to genuinely belong to the browser.
Zscaler researchers have found tha... |
26 January 2012
09:42 GMT |
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Symantec researchers identified a large number of spam emails that still rely on New Year celebrations to spread bogus offers and other scams.
Instead of registering new domains they could use for their malicious campaigns, cybercriminals are relying on compromised websites to which they add a simple PHP script that... |
26 January 2012
09:24 GMT |
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While hackers are generally regarded as the bad guys, a couple of iOS coders - Dustin and Sam - are sounding the alarm that a 5 dollar jailbreak tweak on Cydia is a complete ripoff.According to ChipHazard, the hackers were intrigued by the recent hype surrounding a 4S ‘Battery Fix’. One of them tested it ... |
26 January 2012
03:18 GMT |
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In December we’ve seen how cybercrooks compromised email addresses and sent out to all the individuals in the victim’s contact list distress emails, claiming they’ve been robbed while vacationing overseas and urgently needing money. At the time, the numbers of scam emails allegedly coming from frie... |
25 January 2012
02:48 GMT |
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We’ve recently seen that typosquatters recorded a high rate of success in their operations relying on this technique to promote their malicious websites and products. Researchers found another series of domain names registered for ill-intended purposes.
Websense experts came across site names such as victories... |
23 January 2012
09:37 GMT |
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Panda Labs researchers came across another wave of ransomware attacks that pose as official warnings from law enforcement agencies, threatening users that their systems are held hostage until a fine is paid.
The experts believe that a single cybercriminal gang may be behind the malicious operations that target citiz... |
19 January 2012
06:44 GMT |
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343 Industries, the developer of the upcoming Halo 4 shooter, has warned fans of the popular series to avoid any ads or pages that promise them access into the Halo 4 beta stage, as they’re completely fake.
The Halo franchise is the most popular series on the Xbox 360, so you can bet that millions of fans are ... |
19 January 2012
05:14 GMT |
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Today, on January 18, a lot of major websites, including Google, Reddit and Wikipedia, have shut down their regular activities or posted protest banners to show their solidarity with the anti-SOPA movement. Security experts warn that this may be a great opportunity for cybercriminals to launch their own SOPA-related ... |
18 January 2012
04:46 GMT |
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Google can't seem to catch a break these days. The Google+ integration into Google Search has been the hot topic of the week and people are still arguing about it, the vast majority of them criticising the move.Now comes the account of a Kenyan online company that has made some very serious accusations against G... |
13 January 2012
12:21 GMT |
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Malicious Android apps are not uncommon, but Trend Micro researchers stumbled upon a new version of an older fraudulent app that uses a series of tricks to convince the victim into paying a certain amount of money.
These ill-intended Game Dunga sites usually host adult content, mainly videos, which, when viewed by t... |
12 January 2012
09:19 GMT |
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Yesterday we've seen how twitter.com is the most targeted domain by typosquatters because the company failed to purchase the domain names that may be typed by mistake by their customers while rushing to access the site.
A perfect example is tvvitter.com, a site that requests access to your account and then auto... |
12 January 2012
06:09 GMT |
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After realizing that in many cases some social engineering can be far more efficient than a piece of malware that looks for zero-day vulnerabilities or unpatched weaknesses, cybercriminals began making phone calls to unsuspecting individuals, warning them of false threats and urging them to install specially crafted ... |
10 January 2012
05:35 GMT |
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Facebook members may come across a message which advertises a cool application that changes the color of their profile from blue to pink. It’s nothing but a survey scam that earns affiliate cash for the cybercriminals.
“This new year, facebook is trying out its new version "Pinkbook", so the first 10,000... |
6 January 2012
07:59 GMT |
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The North Korean dictator’s death is still a good story which cybercriminals rely on to spread their malicious schemes. The latest, promises a video of his death for anyone that clicks on an apparently innocent link.
ESET researchers from Latin America found a piece of malware being spread with the help of a Y... |
5 January 2012
14:51 GMT |
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The controversy related to Facebook’s new feature gave crooks the opportunity to launch their malicious campaigns by attracting unsuspecting users with phony apps that allegedly disable the Timeline.
Inside Facebook found a number of 16 different scam pages, all of them promising to keep users’ privacy s... |
5 January 2012
06:22 GMT |
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Unlike phishing scams where the victim is tricked into opening a link or a web form where he is required to provide financial or personal information, pharming schemes rely on webpages that almost perfectly replicate legitimate sites to which the user is taken without his knowledge.
In pharming operations, the cyber... |
25 November 2011
03:24 GMT |
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With news about Siri being hacked to do all kinds of tricks, I thought it would be appropriate to warn that none of the advertised jailbreak & unlock solutions out there will enable you to run the assistant on your older iPhone / iPod touch / iPad, no matter how much you want to believe them.Not that they will provid... |
21 November 2011
05:51 GMT |
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Facebook scammers have already begun to exploit the news that Facebook will launch a video chat service by luring users to fake apps.Facebook announced earlier this week that it will launch a video chat service on the social networking platform powered by technologies behind the popular Skype application.While this i... |
8 July 2011
14:11 GMT |
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Facebook scammers are luring users to surveys and trick them into spamming their friends with promises of free $25 Apple iTunes gift cards.The rogue messages posted from the victims' accounts read: "Free $25 Apple iTunes Giftcard. Limited time left, get yours now!"The advertised links take users to pages hosted ... |
6 July 2011
10:52 GMT |
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Google+ has generated a lot of buzz online during the past week prompting scammers to take advantage of people's interest into the platform.Google's new social networking project was launched in private beta mode last week, meaning that users can only join if they are invited by people who are already membe... |
6 July 2011
05:40 GMT |
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