Fake Rovio games for Chrome hijack browser
The popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds game and its expansion packs are a guarantee for the success of their newly released Bad Piggies game, but unfortunately for those …
FTC cracks down on international tech support scams
The Federal Trade Commission has launched a major international crackdown on tech support scams in which telemarketers masquerade as major computer companies, con consumers …
Bogus Skype password change notifications lead to phishing
Bogus emails supposedly sent by Skype are targeting users of the popular VoIP service, saying that their Skype password has been “successfully changed”, …
Scareware marketer ordered to pay $163M fine
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court imposed a judgment of more than $163 million on the final defendant in the FTC’s case against an …
UK at greatest risk of identity fraud in Europe
The UK is at the greatest risk of identity fraud throughout Europe, according to new independent research. As National Identity Fraud Prevention Month starts, a taskforce of …
Bogus AT&T notification leads to phishing
Another month, another bogus AT&T notification, warning recipients to verify their email accounts or they will have them suspended: But where previous fake emails …
Fake Apple Store discount card leads to identity theft
Bogus discount card offers purportedly coming from Apple and offering to recipients to buy a AU$100 worth in store credit for the small sum of AU$9 have recently been …
Bogus Facebook photo notification carries malware
A new Facebook-themed spam campaign is targeting the social network’s users, trying to trick them into opening the attached file: “The attached ZIP file has the …
Bogus Second Life survey leads to card info theft
Users of popular online virtual world Second Life are in danger of getting their credit card details stolen via phishing pages that supposedly offer 2500 Linden dollars …
Top words cybercriminals use in fake emails
The top words cybercriminals use create a sense of urgency, to trick unsuspecting recipients into downloading malicious files. The top word category used to evade traditional …
Backdoor Trojan masquerading as KLM e-ticket
As many flyers tend to book their tickets online and receive them in electronic form, it’s no wonder that malware peddlers often choose to deliver their malicious wares …
Fake debt payment notices deliver malware
Emails purportedly coming from PayPal’s Bill Me Later service have been hitting inboxes around the world, threatening to file charges against the users if they do not …
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