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2013 Through the Crystal Ball

2013 Through the Crystal Ball

on December 28, 2012

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 …

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LinkedIn Spam: The Repeat

LinkedIn Spam: The Repeat

on December 19, 2012

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 …

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GFI Labs Email Roundup for the Week

GFI Labs Email Roundup for the Week

on December 18, 2012

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 …

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GFI Labs’ Top Stories of 2012

GFI Labs’ Top Stories of 2012

on December 17, 2012

2012 has been an interesting year not only for the security industry but also across other industries that touch on information, technology, gaming and anything social online. We have seen big feats, victories and oftentimes some failings we can only …

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13 Threats to Look Out for this Holiday Season

13 Threats to Look Out for this Holiday Season

on December 10, 2012

While this might be the most wonderful time of the year, there are just too many Grinches on the Internet looking to make ruin your Yuletide cheer. Don’t let them. Forewarned is forearmed, and we’re putting together a list to …

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Six Tips to Shop Securely on Cyber Monday

Six Tips to Shop Securely on Cyber Monday

on November 26, 2012

Cyber Monday: With consumers spending up to $1 bn in online sales on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), they are expected to begin round two today as they look for more great bargains and knock a few more items off …

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Claims of Content Theft on DeviantART leads to XSS Phishing Run

Claims of Content Theft on DeviantART leads to XSS Phishing Run

What happened on DeviantART at the weekend? This happened. Click to Enlarge While I’d love to leave it at the analysis above which is stated as being “ERMERGERD HACKERZ”, the antics at the weekend focused on swiping the accounts of …

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13 IT Projects to Include in Your Plans for 2013

13 IT Projects to Include in Your Plans for 2013

on November 15, 2012

As November winds down and we start to hit the holiday season, you’ll be cranking up on that workload, and very soon your boss is going to be asking you about the projects you want to take on in 2013. …

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Beware: Twitter Video Facebook App is Back

Beware: Twitter Video Facebook App is Back

on November 14, 2012

A new wave of rogue direct messages (DM) are making rounds in Twitter once more. Instead of the message “lol ur famous now”, as we’ve documented before, which coupled the Facebook link leading to a phishing page, the criminals behind …

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New Phishing Campaign Targets LinkedIn Users with Fake Reminders

New Phishing Campaign Targets LinkedIn Users with Fake Reminders

on November 9, 2012

Phishing attackers are always looking for a new angle, and the latest attacks making the rounds look to fool victims using LinkedIn Reminders as their angle. Unlike so many other phishing attacks that are seen every day, these actually look …

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