- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 7th, 2014
Additional 53 Million Email Addresses Confirmed Lost by Home Depot
Passwords or sensitive data associated with them not leaked
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 4th, 2014
Compromised EDU Domain Used to Send Out ZeuS-Laden Emails
Potential victims lured with payment notification
- Spam Reports
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 29th, 2014
Scammers Pretending to Be CEOs Send Fake Wire Transfer Requests
Fraudulent emails target employees in the finance department
- Spam Reports
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 24th, 2014
Malware Dropper Dofoil Is Most Prevalent in Malicious Emails of September
Phishing attempts come in second, overall spam drops by 0.7%
- Spam Reports
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 18th, 2014
Ebola Email Scams Growing in Volume in the US
Users advised to exercise caution with unsolicited emails
- Spam Reports
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 16th, 2014
Botnets Used in “Wolf of Wall Street” Spam Campaign
Company dismisses any involvement in the campaign
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 13th, 2014
ANZ Bank Customers Targeted by Phishing Campaign
Two-factor authentication prevents this type of fraud
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 7th, 2014
Advance Fee Fraud Takes Advantage of Red Cross Name
Fake email claims voluntary work in the Philippines
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 6th, 2014
Compromised Snapchat Accounts Spread Diet Pill Spam
Company advises the use of unique, strong passwords
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 3rd, 2014
Fake Purchase Notification Delivers Malware Stored on Dropbox
Email text is well crafted, could easily trick most users
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 3rd, 2014
Spammers Dupe with Email About Unread Facebook Message Deletion
Message may apper legitimate to untrained eyes
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 2nd, 2014
Over 20,000 Twitter Accounts Used on Peak Days in Phishing Campaigns
US-based users recorded the highest number of clicks
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 29th, 2014
Spammer Changes Bait to Celeb Hack Pics
Compromised web servers used for hosting landing page
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 29th, 2014
User Profiling Services Could Be Compromised for More Targeted Attacks
Evidence to support theory spotted by researchers
- Web / Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 26th, 2014
Study: Spam, a Growing Problem on Social Networks
Symantec's new study focuses on spam in the social medium
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 4th, 2014
Popular Twitter Hashtag Used to Point to Malicious Sites
Beware of links in tweets with #IfMyPhoneGotHacked hashtag
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 1st, 2014
Spammers Abuse Hosting Service Providers
New domains used minutes after registration, US most affected