Long gone are the days when system security was about little more than choosing an effective antivirus product. Threats to IT security now come from several different angles, and companies wishing to avoid the costs and reputational damage associated with …

Our researchers in the AV Labs found the following malicious spam campaigns related to airline flights that we’re highlighting this week: ‘Preferred Seat Order’ leads to malware infection. Patrons of American Airlines (AA) were targetted by online criminals via a surge of spam …

In this week’s Email Threats roundup, we are highlighting spam and phishing campaigns that have made a comeback, such as LinkedIn and Chase spam, but take advantage of different social engineering lures this time around. You Know It’s Awkward When…you …

A quick tip off to our dear readers: if you’re a client of the BT (British Telecom) Group, be warned that there is a new spam campaign under the guise of a “Notice of Delivery” mail pretending to originate from BT …

Following the return of fake Google Chrome browser updates almost two weeks ago, online criminals are now banking on fake Adobe Flash Player updates to lure the unwary user into downloading malware onto their system. Matthew and Robert, two of our …

In case you have been out of touch with the latest news on software vulnerability, security experts have discovered a new zero-day, critical flaw on Java not so long ago and is already integrated into popular exploit kits, such as Blackhole, Redkit, …

Researchers in the AV Labs have captured and recorded a number of notable email threats last week—generally spam related to malware—that we have discussed in brief below: Fake BBB Complaints Spam Can Unsettle Businesses. This spam lets recipients know that …

“Oh hey, a new Chrome update! I’d better hurry up and download the file from this random website with no apparent connection to anything remotely related to my web browser”. There are things better left unsaid, and the above is …

Another slew of spam claiming to originate from LinkedIn has hit the wild Internet in less than 24 hours, according to the real time recording and tracking of email threats by our researchers in the AV Labs. The malicious spam, this time, poses …

Another week, another roundup of noteworthy email threats for the week. For this release, we’re covering the dates of December 10 to 14. “Mailbox Upgrade” Email is a Phish. If you’re using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, I’m sure you’re familiar …