Spoofed Whatsapp site delivers polymorphic SMS Trojan
The more popular an online service or an app is, the more likely this popularity will be misused by cyber crooks to trick users into downloading malware or sharing personal …
Malware infects Android-run devices via PCs
Researchers have recently discovered a PC Trojan whose ultimate goal is to compromise the target’s Android-running smartphone or tablet with information-stealing …
Symantec seeks to patent technology for spotting malicious torrents
In most people’s minds, the concept of torrents is generally associated with pirated content. Despite this, everyone should know that BitTorrent is a file transfer / …
Scammers bypass protection mechanism, offer trojanized Minecraft Android app
Russian Android users who are looking to download the popular Minecraft game app from third-party app markets should be very careful, F-Secure researchers told PC Magazine, as …
Fake Target breach notification leads to phishing and complex scams
The extensive Target breach has resounded far and wide in US media, and its customers should worry about their personal or credit card information being misused. After the …
Fake “Critical browser update” warnings lead to malware
If you have manually updated your browser in the last week or so, think back on how you did it. Did you look for the update yourself, or did you download one after being faced …
Fake AV served to Dailymotion visitors via malicious ads
The extremely popular video-sharing website Dailymotion (dailymotion.com) has been found serving malicious ads that trigger fake infection warnings and try to make visitors …
“Unauthorized activity on your Amazon account” phishing email doing rounds
The pre-holiday online shopping frenzy has ended, but scam and phishing attempts continue unabated. The latest email spam campaign aiming for login credentials is one that …
WoW gamers targeted with trojanized Curse client
The DDoS attacks that temporarily took down Blizzard’s Battle.net and Valve’s Steam online gaming services over the end of the year holidays have undoubtedly …
Fake Adobe “licence key delivery” emails carry malware
A clever malware distribution campaign is currently doing rounds, taking the form of emails purportedly delivering licence keys for a number of Adobe’s software …
Shady Android AV pushed onto unsuspecting users
A deceptive advertising campaign pushing a shady antivirus solution is actively targeting Android users, warns Malwarebytes’ Armando Orozco. The pop-ups are triggered …
Facebook users hit with phishing and malware combo attack
An interesting phishing / malware delivery campaign has been spotted targeting Facebook users. It all starts with a message from a Facebook friend, claiming that the user or …
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