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Scammers Invite Facebook Users to Test the New PS4, XBox 720
Exactly two weeks ago, Sony introduced the new PlayStation 4 (PS4) to the world in a press conference in New York. The only obvious problem that got people on the Web riled up was that Sony only showed the controller, …
Valentine’s Day Threats: That Front Called “Love”
If there is one thing Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas have in common, it’s online threats. We know this. But among these special occasions that we eagerly anticipate and almost don’t fail to celebrate, Valentine’s Day is probably the most personal …
Tumblr Spamrun gets Personal on Facebook
Facebook scams involving free plane tickets aren’t a new thing, but we thought this was an interesting twist – the personal touch comes into play here. The Bit.ly stats for this one reveals at least 99 Tumblr blogs (all of …
Scam Technique Evolution and Facebook Fakeouts
1000 Words / Shutterstock.com Some links for you today: 1) Senior Threat Researcher Chris Boyd spoke with Help Net Security about some of the more devious scams we’ve seen over the last couple of years. In case you’re wondering, the specific …
Phishing Scam Spreads via Facebook PM
We’ve seen a number of cases wherein phishers have used compromised Twitter accounts to send direct messages (DMs) to their followers. We’re now beginning to see this same tactic used in Facebook in the form of private messages (PMs), and this isn’t …
Fake Southwest Airlines Giveaway Flies High Once More
click to enlarge A fresh campaign fake Southwest Airlines free ticket scam has made its way onto Facebook again, this time as an event invite spammed within the network. Southwest Airlines is giving two tickets to any destination within the United States! …
New Year, New Old Threats
If there’s one thing we have to remember about certain Web threats—specifically those related to social networking and social media sites—and email threats, it is this: oftentimes, they come back to haunt us. Case in point, we have found an old …
New Year’s Eve: No Flying Cars, Lots of Scams
New Year’s Eve is a great time for flying car jokes, but it’s also a great moment to put together a round-up of the last few days where security is concerned. Shall we begin? 1) Protip to all users of Steam: …
2013 Through the Crystal Ball
Predicting the future is one hazardous occupation (ask the Mayans), yet in the world of IT and technology, trends and habits have a tendency to repeat themselves year after year. In this post we look at some of the things …
Profile Spy Resurrects on Eve of Mayan Apocalypse
Ah, Profile Spy, a once viral scam on Facebook and Twitter that entices users to check out who have been viewing their profiles. Today, on the eve of the rumored EoW, it has decided to rear its ugly head once more. …
