- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 28th, 2014
Hackers Claim to Have Found New OpenSSL Flaw Similar to Heartbleed
Security experts believe it could be a money-making scam
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2014
Spam Emails Lure Users to Malicious Site by Promising CNN Article About Heartbleed
Trend Micro experts have come across some bogus warning emails
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2014
Facebook Scam: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Died While Filming Stunt for Fast and Furious 7
Scammers try to trick users into installing shady applications
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 23rd, 2014
Scammers Leverage Story of British Car Mechanic Who Won the Lottery
At least two types of scam emails are making the rounds
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 22nd, 2014
South Korea Ferry Incident Leveraged in Malware Distribution Campaign
Trend Micro experts say the malicious emails started going out hours after the news broke
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 22nd, 2014
Scam Alert: You’ve Won Millions and Tickets to the Brazil 2014 World Cup
This appears to be the work of a group that has been active for more than a year
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 22nd, 2014
Dutch Users Targeted with Fake Booking.com “Invoice Confirmation” Emails
Two malicious files are attached to each of the notifications
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 19th, 2014
Spammers Hijack Facebook Accounts with the Aid of Fake Chat Verification Posts
Facebook has taken steps to mitigate self-XSS attacks
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2014
Cybercriminals Can Hijack Steam Accounts with Steam Guard Enabled
Malwarebytes researchers have analyzed one of these phishing attacks
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 18th, 2014
British Conman Pretends He Has Terminal Cancer to Pocket Charity Money
Simon Williams has been jailed for six months for fraud
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2014
Cybercriminals Combine Phishing with Tech Support Scams
Customers of Netflix, AOL, AT&T, Pogo and Comcast are targeted
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2014
Ukraine Still Among Top Spammers, Despite Civil Unrest
Cloudmark has released its Global Messaging Threat Report for Q1 2014
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2014
Cybercriminals Hide ZeuS Malware in Fake Starbucks “Gift from a Friend” Emails
The messages are poorly written, but the attackers seem confident
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2014
419 Scam Emails Target People Who Want to Adopt a Child
The scammers send the emails using the name of a real lawyer
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 15th, 2014
Apple ID Phishing Email Shows Some Cybercriminals Are Not Trying Very Hard
Potential victims are told right from the start that it's a spam email
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 14th, 2014
Scammers Send Out Emails Asking Users to Join the Illuminati
Victims are promised fame and riches if they “join”
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 14th, 2014
Phishing Alert: Amazon Makes Integrity Checks Every Six Months
The emails appear to target users in the United Kingdom