We all have our take on IT security, and if you’re reading this post it means you want to hear more. So do we, that’s why we have reached out to some well-known IT experts in the security blogosphere and …

You may or may not be aware of something called “Thinspo” – it’s a shortened term for “Thinspiration”, usually a tag on social media sites where people typically upload lots of pictures of women looking a bit, er, thin. It’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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! …