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Multi-platform Java RAT targeting government agencies
A new spear-phishing campaign targeting government agencies mostly in the US, Canada, Australia, a few European countries and the Russian Federation has been spotted by …
“Blizzard Entertainment IP Restrictions” phishing email doing rounds
Blizzard Entertainment has acknowledged that the notification email that has been hitting users’ inboxes and has been purportedly sent by the company is, in fact, a …
Beware of “Social Security” Facebook phishing scams
Hijacked Facebook Fan Pages are a great asset to online spammers and scammers, so it’s no wonder that at any given time there are a number of active phishing campaigns …
Most Internet users have fallen victim to malware
The current state of cyber-security has left US Internet users anxious about hacks and password theft. Despite constant victimization, the majority are not using two-factor …
Phishing attacks impacted 37.3 million users last year
37.3 million users around the world were subjected to phishing attacks in the last year, which is a massive 87 percent increase for the number of targeted user in 2011-2012. …
Asia-wide targeted campaign drops backdoor, RAT
A new and widespread phishing campaign has been discovered targeting businesses and government institutions across Asia, Trend Micro reports. Telecoms, oil and gas companies, …
Google warns Iranian users of politically-motivated phishing
A massive phishing campaign believed to be motivated by the upcoming Iranian presidential election has been spotted targeting Iranian Gmail users, the company warned in a blog …
Web developer devises new phishing trick
A British web developer has devised a proof-of-concept phishing attack that could be way more successful than the standard fake login page with the wrong URL. Jack Shepherd …
Facebook phishers target Fan Pages owners
Phishing emails claiming to come from “Facebook Security” are once again hitting users’ inboxes, and this time they are aiming for the big fish: pages that …
“NATO vacancies” phishing email also leads to malware
An interesting and very comprehensive phishing and malware-delivery campaign has been spotted by Webroot researchers. The attackers are posing as the chief of NATO’s …
Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Trend Micro researchers have discovered a new, massive cyber espionage campaign that has been hitting as many as 71 victims each day, including government ministries, …
Phishers taking over accounts of telecommunication customers
The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received numerous reports of phishing attacks targeting various telecommunication companies’ customers. Individuals receive …
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