Spam run frightens with fake news about epidemic
The time has come again for users to be targeted with spam emails alerting them to an epidemic raging in some part of the world: The subject line contains a simple …
Microsoft spam-detecting algorithm helps with HIV research
When the first computer viruses popped up, their behavior was so similar to that of their biological counterparts that security researchers simply chose to appropriate the …
U.S. financial fraud increasing rapidly
Cyber criminals are launching more and more sophisticated attacks on U.S. wireless consumers. Research reveals that financial fraud and spam via SMS texts is now growing at a …
Phishers prefer real money to virtual funds
October was rich in sensational events which, as usual, the spammers exploited to the full, says Kaspersky Lab. Mass mailings were registered that referred to the death of …
Fake FBI email threatens recipients with jail
An email purportedly coming from the FBI Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division has been hitting inboxes and threatening recipients with jail time if they don’t …
Fake e-ticket confirmation spam campaign
As the holiday season approaches, a lot of people are bound to travel in order to visit their loved ones, so fake e-ticket confirmation spam campaigns are to be expected. …
Android officially the primary target for new mobile malware
The Android mobile operating system solidified its lead as the primary target for new mobile malware, according to McAfee. The amount of malware targeted at Android devices …
Spammers’ URL shortening sites highlight weakness of old security
A recent Web threat report warned that spammers are now using their own URL shortening servicesto lure spam recipients into clicking on malicious web links. These use the …
20-fold increase in fraudulent spam
In Q3 2011, the percentage of fraudulent emails in spam traffic increased twenty times, rising from 0.1 per cent last quarter to 2 per cent of all spam traffic in Q3. The …
GFI Software cloud-based anti-malware and anti-spam email security
GFI Software announced that GFI MailEssentials Complete Online, a cloud-based anti-malware and anti-spam email security solution, is now available to small and medium …
Latest spam trends and predictions for the end of the year
As the percentage of fraudulent emails received by users in the third quarter of 2011 has risen sharply and they represented 2 percent of all received spam emails, Kaspersky …
Carbonite privacy blunder results in spam
Popular online backup service Carbonite has made another privacy misstep. Computerworld blogger Richi Jennings, a self styled “anti-spam wonk”, has discovered that …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- Microsoft releases urgent fix for actively exploited WSUS vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287)
- Microsoft blocks risky file previews in Windows File Explorer
- Building trust in AI: How to keep humans in control of cybersecurity
- Researchers expose large-scale YouTube malware distribution network
- Lanscope Endpoint Manager vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-61932)