Fake Pinterest pages scam users
Pinterest continues to draw both users and scammers in search for easy targets. Trend Micro fraud analyst Paul Pajares has recently delved into the world of Pinterest scams, …
Facebook IPO advanced fee scam hitting inboxes
Today’s the day when Facebook has officially become a publicly traded company, after founder Mark Zuckerberg rang the bell and officially opened trading on the Nasdaq …
Pinterest scam toolkits widen the pool of potential scammers
Seemingly overnight, Pinterest gained massive momentum, making cyber scammers sit up and take notice, then jump right in. But the opportunities the site gives to those looking …
Zeus exploits users of Facebook, Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo!
Trusteer discovered a series of attacks being carried out by a P2P variant of the Zeus platform against users of Facebook, Google Mail, Hotmail and Yahoo – offering …
Fake “Account blocked!” email targets Hotmail users
Hotmail users are once again targeted by phishers. With “E-mail account alert!” in the Subject line, the fake email ostensibly comes from Microsoft. “This …
“Diablo 3 free download” scams target impatient users
Impatient gamers searching for the third installation of the popular Diablo role-playing game, hoping that has somehow been leaked ahead of its scheduled release on Tuesday, …
Fake mobile AV apps offered on Google Play
Downloading apps from Google Play, the official online Android app market, is not without its dangers. Even though Google has been scanning the offered apps for malware by …
Phishing impersonating email service providers spikes
Phishing attacks impersonating email service providers increased 333 percent from Q4 2011 to Q1 2012. IID attributes this spike to spammers needing unsullied email addresses …
Survey scammers impersonate Apple via SMS
As the number of smartphone users increases with each passing day, survey scammers have turned some of their attention to targeting users directly via SMS messages containing …
Cyber attackers target US natural gas pipeline companies
Unknown attackers are actively targeting natural gas pipeline sector companies in the US with spear phishing emails, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial …
Online banking fraud insurance scam
In their never ending effort to devise new schemes that defraud online banking accounts, criminals have come up with a scam that is both simple and extremely believable …
Cybercriminals are exploiting users of social networking sites
In April, cybercriminals were seen exploiting users of major social networking sites in order to spread malware and spam surveys, according to GFI Software. “In the same …
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