One click away from digital disaster
61 percent of consumers click on links while online that take them to unexpected places, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks that can lead to identity theft, according to …
“Free ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’ tickets” Facebook scam
The penultimate movie in The Twilight Saga has not yet arrived to cinemas, but cyber scammers have decided on an even bigger attraction to lure Internet users into sharing …
“Uniform traffic ticket” spam leads to malware
A massive spam campaign taking the form of an email notifying the recipients of a bogus traffic ticket has been detected by a number of security companies. The email in …
Craigslist phishers warn about phishing
Scammers are targeting Craigslist users again – this time with a phishing page that tries to trick users into believing it’s legitimate by containing a warning …
500% increase in email-attached malware
The UPS name is once again being used to spread vast amounts of email-attached malware. The last week has seen an extraordinary increase – over 5.5 times the average …
Cybercrime on social networks continues to climb
With malware showing no signs of abating on social networks and continuous news of the privacy implications of sharing personal details through social media, it’s no …
Consumers keep falling into phishing traps
Whether in the form of fraudulent emails, falsified websites or deceptive text messages, cybercriminals are casting a wider phishing net in the hopes of obtaining personal …
US officials incessantly targeted with phishing emails
Remember the phishing attack against government officials and political activists that was disrupted by Google in June? Well, it’s far from over. The goal remains the …
Fake CCleaner offered for a small fee
Anything and everything you download from the Internet could be a piece of malware, disguised as a legitimate document or software. GFI has recently spotted a Russian website …
FBI officials become spam targets
Various government agencies and high ranking government officials have been the target of previous spam attacks. In their attempts to lure victims, criminals continue to …
Twitter users bombarded with invitations to assorted scams
In the last couple of days, Twitter users have been inundated with a variety of scams. They are likely the direct consequence of the recent phishing attempts posing as fake …
“Wrong hotel transaction” spam bombards victims with malware
A particularly malicious spam run consisting of emails ostensibly sent by reception desk managers of various hotels has been targeting Visa users. The emails exhibit subject …
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