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Need Proof?

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I saw a thread over on Reddit regarding the “Funniest scam I’ve ever seen”. Unfortunately the main linked screenshot of the scam site is now offline, but someone provided the URL of the website in the comments so I thought … »

Phishers Use US-CERT Email Address as Bait

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The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (simply known as US-CERT) is the latest bait phishers used to get users to install malware on user systems. US-CERT is a highly esteemed and trusted body of security professionals who tackle cybersecurity issues in … »

StalkTrak App Gets Naked, Famous.

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“No way” indeed. The Naked and Famous were displaying the following Tweet on their feed earlier: Click to Enlarge Visiting hampaw(dot)ru takes the end-user to tivvitter(dot)com/twitter_stalk-trak_app_user, where they are presented with an application install page for something called “StalkTrak”: Click to … »

2011: The Year that was for Facebook and Online Threats

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CommTouch, an Internet security service provider, has recently released their Internet Threats Trend Report for 2011. In this report, they have highlighted and analyzed the various threats on Facebook that had plagued users for the past year, such as social … »

Phishers Are Back to Target Chase Clients

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Robert Stetson, one of our malware researchers at the AV Labs, found a new phishing scam in the wild. The scam arrives as an email that directs users to the URL, data-server(dot)host(dot)org/email/protect/chase/. click to enlarge After Chase clients provide their … »

Koobface

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Koobface, a worm which steals Facebook or MySpace credentials and spams their credentials, is certainly alive and kicking. Here’s a run occurring right now. You get a message from a friend:   Which leads to a Facebook page: Which, when clicked, pushes a fake video codec that downloads Koobface: And yes, my wife just... »

Swine flu search poisoning

By Ken

Not the most surpising news, but there’s SEO search poisoning going on using swine flue keywords. Using the search term “Swine flu protection”, 8th result:       Using “swine flu statistics”, 2nd result:         Clicking on the link leads to a fake malware scan page (currently dead).       ... »

Bizarre 419 scam letter

By Ken

I think this one takes the cake. From: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:40 AM Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION HELP STOP SCAMS ON INTERNET Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE... »

Phishing targets military personnel

By Ken

They have no shame Phishing military personnel… Alex Eckelberry POSTED BY SUNBELT SOFTWARE BLOG »

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