Cybercriminals exploit most news within 22 hours
Cybercriminals continue to respond with lightning speed when they see an opportunity to exploit a national or global news story to spread malware. In fact criminals are …
Survey highlights ignorant IT behavior in the workplace
You receive a strange email. It looks shady. You’re probably being phished – a hacker is attempting to gain access to your enterprise. They must want to hijack …
Unofficial Android iMessage app can steal info and download malware
Android users who have dreamed about being able to use iMessage, Apple’s proprietary and free messaging solution, have been pleasantly surprised by the iMessage Chat for …
Phishers increasingly target brands
The APWG is reporting in its latest Global Phishing Survey: Trends and Domain Name Use study that an increasing number of brands and their users have been targeted by …
Fake “new voicemail” notification targets Android WhatsApp users
Malware peddlers have decided to bank on the popularity of the WhatsApp cross-platform IM app for smartphones in order to get users to install malicious apps on their devices, …
Aggressive ransomware scam redirects to child porn
Getting denounced for viewing or owning child pornography is a huge deal in most Western world countries, so it’s no wonder that ransomware peddlers are using that …
Medical identity theft affects 1.84 million U.S. victims
Medical identity theft is a national healthcare issue with life-threatening and hefty financial consequences. According to the 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft conducted …
JollyBot SMS Trojan offered for use to low-level crooks via affiliate network
The current cybercrime market is all about Cybercrime-as-a-Service – knowledgeable individuals focus on their core competencies to offer services to those who have not …
Bogus iPhone 5C giveaway hits Facebook users
The long awaited unveiling of the upcoming iPhone 5S and 5C has provided the perfect lure for Facebook scammers. A message showing a picture of multicolored iPhones 5C and …
Android scareware delivered via spoofed email notices
A spam campaign targeting Android and PC users simultaneously has been recently spotted by FireEye researchers. The attacks starts with spoofed emails made to look like a …
Fake emails saying US is bombing Syria lead to malware
Two distinct spam campaigns taking advantage of the current political situation in Syria have been spotted by Symantec and Kaspersky Lab researchers. The first one consists of …
Fake Facebook “Pages you might like” emails deliver malware
Fake Facebook emails urging users to review some Pages they might like are hitting inboxes around the world, warns ThreatTrack. Sporting “Hi [name], here are some Pages …