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Wannabe Account Thieves stung by fake Twitter Hack

Wannabe Account Thieves stung by fake Twitter Hack

on November 9, 2012

Here’s a rather long winded scam all based around the idea that distracting the victim budding account-thief with nonsense is a very smart gameplan. In fact this one rambles on so much I had to chop some of it out …

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GFI Labs Email Roundup for the Week

GFI Labs Email Roundup for the Week

We’re starting off this roundup with a quick recap of what has transpired this week. First off, the US Elections last November 6: As expected, election-related threats have continued to make rounds that day. We won’t be surprised if we …

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QRishing

QRishing

on November 8, 2012

QRishing may probably be a new term to our ears, but concerns of this threat have been expressed by individuals some years before. It is a term we can associate with a phishing tactic initiated with Quality Response (QR) codes. A few days …

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Phishers Take Aim at USAA

Phishers Take Aim at USAA

on November 7, 2012

Customers of the United Services Automobile Association, or USAA, are confronted with a faceless threat and may likely find themselves within enemy territory…if they’re not careful enough. Our researchers in the AV Labs spotted a phishing attack aimed at USAA customers …

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New Phish Steals More than Steam Credentials

New Phish Steals More than Steam Credentials

on October 31, 2012

Phishers are once again prowling the Web for more user information to steal, this time targeting players of the popular gaming platform, Steam. More than a year ago, Valve launched Steam Trading. The objective is to “allows you [the Steam …

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New Twitter Phish is Selling Drama

New Twitter Phish is Selling Drama

on October 30, 2012

Heads up, dear Reader, there’s a new phish in Twitter-town, and you won’t miss it once you visit your direct message (DM) inbox. The message content can be any of the following: A horrible rumor is spreading about you A nasty …

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GFI Labs Email Roundup for the Week

GFI Labs Email Roundup for the Week

on October 26, 2012

Greetings, dear Reader! It’s Friday and another work week almost done for most of us. To wrap things up and make way for the next, I thought of putting together a brief round-up of notable spam- and phishing-related emails found …

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Twitter DM Lures Recipients to iPad Scam

Twitter DM Lures Recipients to iPad Scam

on October 24, 2012

We have been reading reports of malware and phishing attacks by means of suspicious direct messages to get user systems infected or have user information and credentials stolen, a ploy that is fast becoming common in the Twittersphere now more than …

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On Cyberbullying

On Cyberbullying

on October 22, 2012

Several years ago, I was part of a small team who visited certain spots in the metro to assist in a company-sponsored speaking engagement aiming to educate families on general internet safety. The attendees were generally parents and guardians with …

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eBay Phishers Update their Branding…

eBay Phishers Update their Branding…

on October 15, 2012

eBay! Man, I’ve bought some weird things. Apparently I can’t leave the blog at that, so you may want to be aware that not only have eBay updated their logo for the first time since 1995, some scammers have also …

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