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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …