- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 11th, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation Exploited by Spammers
The #Pope hashtag is leveraged to trick users into clicking on links
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 4th, 2013
Scammers Leverage Super Bowl to Harvest Personal Information
The big game is over, but cybercriminals might still try to profit from it
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 1st, 2013
Spam Alert: RT and Follow to Get Your Twitter Account Verified
Scammers are trying to trick users into thinking they can verify accounts
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 14th, 2013
Hoax Alert: Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys Dies in Car Crash
The Global Associated News website is once again used to spread false rumors
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 4th, 2013
Twitter Phishing Scam: This Profile Is Spreading Nasty Blogs Around About You
Victims are lured to a website which replicates the Twitter log in page
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 27th, 2012
Malicious “Can I Publish Link?” Twitter Notifications Lure Users to Rogue Pharmacies
Pharmacy spam campaigns appear to have intensified during the holidays
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 23rd, 2012
Scam Alert: Twitter Is Going to Start Charging
Users warned about bogus direct messages trying to lure them to malicious sites
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 15th, 2012
Rogue Facebook App Spread via “You’re in Our Movie” Twitter DMs
The scheme is designed to steal credentials and spread malware
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 14th, 2012
Malware and Phishing Alert: Check Out Obama Punch a Guy in the Face
The shady messages are spread via Twitter, but bogus Facebook pages are also involved
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 9th, 2012
Phishers Offer “Exploit” for Hacking Any Twitter Account
There's more than one way to steal an unsuspecting user's password
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 3rd, 2012
Twitter Courtesy Patrol Scam Appoints Victims “Users of the Month”
Crooks try to convince internauts to hand over their phone numbers
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 1st, 2012
Lil Wayne Dies Because of Drug Overdose, Scam
False rumors circulating on social media networks say the celebrity is dead
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 31st, 2012
“Horrible Rumor Spreading About You” Twitter DMs Lure Users to Malicious Sites
Here are the messages you should keep an eye out for
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 24th, 2012
Twitter DMs Lure Users to Shady “Apple iPad 3s Quality Test” Facebook Event
At least 4,500 internauts have already clicked on a malicious link
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 11th, 2012
Hoax Alert: Fidel Castro Dies at Age 86
The Cuban dictator is declared dead once again on social media sites
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 10th, 2012
One Direction Giveaway Scam Making the Rounds on Twitter, Advertising Surveys
The spammers have employed a simple technique to avoid raising suspicions
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 24th, 2012
“Your in This” Twitter Spam Leads to Malicious Facebook Video
A rogue Flash Player update is advertised via direct messages