“We are going to sue you” spam campaign leads to malware
Every once in a while, security researchers spot an email spam campaign so poorly thought out and executed that I have to wonder: “Who would fall far this?” But …
Cybercriminals find new ways to disguise spam
It used to be that malicious attachments came in emails with erotic photos of girls who “want to meet you”, or “scandalous photos” of celebrities. Now, …
Spammers exploit confusion over revoked SSL certificates
It was only a matter of time until cyber crooks would begin taking advantage of the DigiNotar breach and the news of the revocation of many of its certificates to trick users …
Botnet masters are spreading their resources
With the takedown of the Pushdo/Cutwail, Bredolab and Rustock, the number of “zombified” US computers has decreased so much that the country is no longer …
iPhone 5 “test and keep” spam campaign
As the predictions about the release of iPhone 5 seem all to point to the beginning of October, cyber scammers have decided to add to the frenzy by offering the coveted device …
Blackhat SEO spam is a global problem
If you have wondered whether to switch your go-to search engine for another – perhaps more localized? – in order to avoid the seemingly ubiquitous poisoned search …
Bogus emails delivering scanned documents carry malware
Emails posing as scanned documents sent from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro photocopier are again being sent out by malware peddlers, warns Sophos. This is not the first time that …
“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 …
Internet bad neighborhoods
A significant part of current attacks on the Internet comes from compromised hosts that, usually, take part in botnets. Even though bots themselves can be distributed all over …
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 …
“Fidel Castro died” spam run leads to malware
Malware pushers have never balked from using news about a celebrity’s death to trick people into downloading malicious payloads. They also have no problem with faking …
Spam king facing criminal charges for Facebook spamming
Sanford “Spamford” Wallace has long been a thorn in the side of social networks and has already been successfully sued in civil court by the FCC, MySpace and …