Spam Reports  

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 5th, 2013
Mysterious NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Spam Spotted

Mysterious NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Spam Spotted

Conrad Longmore of Dyanmoo’s Blog has analyzed the emails

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 5th, 2013
419 Scam: Message from the Founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies

419 Scam: Message from the Founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies

The organization is aware of these scams and it has published an advisory on the topic

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 4th, 2013
Fake UK Government Emails Used to Distribute New Trojan Variant

Fake UK Government Emails Used to Distribute New Trojan Variant

The bogus notifications appear to come from HMRC and the Companies House

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 1st, 2013
Users Warned of Coca Cola Lottery Scams

Users Warned of Coca Cola Lottery Scams

Check out a few examples provided by the beverage company

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 30th, 2013
Bogus Warning Says “Really Bad Virus” Causes Physical Damage to Computers

Bogus Warning Says “Really Bad Virus” Causes Physical Damage to Computers

The warning most likely refers to the CryptoLocker ransomware

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 30th, 2013
Scam Alert: Facebook Online International Lottery

Scam Alert: Facebook Online International Lottery

Another Facebook lottery scam is making the rounds online

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 30th, 2013
Facebook Scam: BMW M5 Giveaway

Facebook Scam: BMW M5 Giveaway

Scammers are trying to trick users into liking the Facebook pages

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 29th, 2013
Hoax Alert: Anonymous Hackers Wipe Hard Drives of Giraffe Riddle Users

Hoax Alert: Anonymous Hackers Wipe Hard Drives of Giraffe Riddle Users

The Great Giraffe Challenge is leveraged in another scam

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 29th, 2013
Facebook Giraffe Riddle Is Not a Virus Launched by Hackers

Facebook Giraffe Riddle Is Not a Virus Launched by Hackers

A hoax uses quotes taken from a 2004 article to cause unnecessary panic

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 28th, 2013
Experts Warn of 419 Scams Leveraging Syrian Crisis

Experts Warn of 419 Scams Leveraging Syrian Crisis

Check out several examples spotted by Kaspersky experts

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 28th, 2013
Scam Alert: You Are a Mercedes-Benz Winner

Scam Alert: You Are a Mercedes-Benz Winner

Scammers try to trick users into paying various amounts of money

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 25th, 2013
“Your Apple ID Frozen” Phishing Emails Come as Users Upgrade to Mavericks

“Your Apple ID Frozen” Phishing Emails Come as Users Upgrade to Mavericks

Poorly written notifications try to trick recipients into handing over information

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Fake Government Gateway Registration Notifications Hide Malware

Fake Government Gateway Registration Notifications Hide Malware

Experts have also spotted malicious emails apparently coming from RBS

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Scam Alert: Video of Celine Dion Dying in Plane Crash

Scam Alert: Video of Celine Dion Dying in Plane Crash

Users are tricked into installing a rogue Facebook app and other malicious software

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Fake “You Submitted an Order” PayPal Emails Used to Phish Credentials

Fake “You Submitted an Order” PayPal Emails Used to Phish Credentials

Take a look at what the notifications look like so you'll know how to spot them

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Facebook Scam: Chevrolet Camaro Competition

Facebook Scam: Chevrolet Camaro Competition

Scammers are trying to trick users into boosting the popularity of fake pages

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 22nd, 2013
Facebook Scam: Video of Will Smith Dying After Spinal Surgery

Facebook Scam: Video of Will Smith Dying After Spinal Surgery

The actor is not dead, but scammers want you to think he is

 
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