- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 26th, 2014
Crooks Turn to Skype to Make Some Money
Scammers rely on social engineering to turn a profit
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 14th, 2014
Cybercriminals Abuse Twilio and Ow.ly for SMS Phishing Attack
The customers of US telecoms companies are targeted by the phishers
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 7th, 2014
Guatemalan Scammers Target Users in the US and Latin American Countries
The scam accounts for 22% of international spam arriving in the US
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 22nd, 2013
Free Gift Cards and iPhones: SMS Scammers Settle FTC Charges
They've made $356,950 (€264,000) through the scheme
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 18th, 2013
British Users Warned of 0844 Number SMS Scams
You can end up with a large bill if you're not careful
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 14th, 2013
Scammers Target Filipinos with Typhoon Haiyan-Themed SMS Scams
Check out a few of the scams you should beware of
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 24th, 2013
Phone Numbers Harvested from Craigslist Used in SMS Scam
Scammers can make a lot of money via affiliate programs
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 8th, 2013
“Hack a Facebook Account” Site Hides SMS Scam
Here's what can go wrong if you decide to use a "hacking" service
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 19th, 2013
Man Behind “Free iPhone” SMS Scam Settles FTC Charges
He will have to pay back the money he has made through the scheme
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 31st, 2012
Ofcom Warns Mobile Phone Users of SMS Scams
Cybercriminals are trying to lure users to a malicious website and steal their information
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 12th, 2012
“Free $1000 Target Giftcard” Offered in SMS Spam Campaign
"target.com.twty.biz" is certainly not an official Target website
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 15th, 2012
“Free $1,000 Best Buy Giftcard” Scams Served via SMS
Just because some scams come via text messages, it doesn't mean they're less dangerous