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Curiosity-piquing Twitter DM leads to double threat

A double threat has been aimed at Twitter users as Direct Messages carrying a Facebook link and the question “what on earth could you be doing in our movie?” are …

Malware spreads fake Twitter and Facebook messages

PandaLabs detected a new Twitter spam campaign that may compromise user security. Users receive a direct message on Twitter, which contains the text “Check out Obama …

CloudFlare users targeted by phishers

Popular content delivery network and distributed domain name server service CloudFlare has issued a warning to its users about an ongoing phishing scam: Dear cloudflare.com …

F-Secure secures online banking transactions

As cybercriminals continue to develop more and more sophisticated financial malware, F-Secure is using its security expertise to protect consumers’ bank accounts. …

Fake AmEx alert leads to hard-to-detect malware

American Express customers are often targeted with malware-laden or phishing emails, mostly because when it comes to money and the potential loss of it, people automatically …

12 scams of Christmas

A Harris Interactive study, conducted online among over 2,300 U.S. adults, investigates the online habits and behaviors of Americans, including those who indicate that they …

“Free $100 McDonald’s gift card” scam targeting Facebook users

Facebook users are once again targeted with a rogue app / survey scam combo. The lure is a free McDonald’s $100 gift card: Users who want to get the prize are first …

Vodafone customers targeted with malware disguised as MMS

If you are a Vodafone customer, be wary of emails seemingly sent by the service notifying you of a picture message you have allegedly received (click on the screenshot to …

“USPS delivery problem” spam leads to malware

If you are a regular user of the United States Postal Service, beware of fake emails seemingly coming from the company, telling you that they have failed to deliver one of …

“Free iPad Mini” scam spreading on Facebook

It was only a matter of time until scammers started using the newly released iPad Mini as a lure in their schemes. Sophos reports about a scam spreading via Facebook, offering …

Bank of America customers under phishing attack

Bank of America customers, beware – the old “account suspended” warning purportedly sent by your bank’s Cardmember Services is hitting inboxes once …

“Free Windows 8” offer leads to email hijacking

Hot on the heels of the recent release of Windows 8 and a generic spam campaign supposedly delivering a Windows license comes another attempt to take advantage of unwary …

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