Some of you already know that Phishing is basically an attack to a legitimate website where HTML code is planted to steal user information. A recent attack against major web browsers involves using a popup security alert window that asks
Continue reading 0 CommentsFake CNN News Email about Israel-Gaza Contains Links to Phishing Site and Trojan Download
Recent warnings from security researchers have been posted in regards to thousands of fake CNN.com News emails being sent that contains links to phishing sites. The phishing site that these recent fake CNN News messages lead you too resembles the
Continue reading 0 CommentsMalware Spread Via Fake LinkedIn Celebrity Profiles
Fake LinkedIn Accounts Created To Mimic Popular Celebrity Profiles For The Purpose of Spreading Malware Another malware campaign is taking place through fake LinkedIn profiles that impersonate celebrities so that hackers may trick users into clicking on fake media links
Continue reading 0 CommentsFake Google Calendar Message Invites You To Go Phishing
Do you use Google's Gmail and/or Google Calendar? Do you ever get calendar invites sent to you from customer service for any reason? A recent discovery by Sophos' Graham Cluley reveals an incident of a message being sent in the
Continue reading 0 CommentsStolen Facebook Accounts Being Sold By Hackers
Hackers are selling Facebook accounts for a low cost to spamming groups that spread Malware. Lately it has been found that hackers are starting to sell stolen Facebook accounts for a very low price to gangs that send millions of
Continue reading 0 CommentsEmail Malware Spoofing Airline Companies during the Holidays
Just in time for holiday travel, hackers are spoofing airline companies in email messages containing malware. Cybercriminals are once again sending out a number of spam messages that appear to be airline tickets. You thought going through airport security was
Continue reading 0 CommentsKoobface Gone Wild: flash_update.exe Emerges On Facebook Links
Have you heard about Koobface being a social networking worm now spreading malware through flash_update.exe (fake Flash Player updates)? Koobface is almost "Facebook" spelled backwards in a since. Lately, some links on Facebook friend's pages were found to be malicious
Continue reading 0 CommentsSpam Alert: Coca-Cola and McDonalds Spoofed Holiday Spam Messages Contain Malware
Websence Security Labs posted an alert in regards to malicious McDonalds and Coca-cola holiday email promotions and coupons. From the report on Websence's Security Labs website, it seems victims are receiving messages that include a holiday promotion from Coca-Cola and
Continue reading 0 CommentsSrizbi Botnet Makes a Come-Back after Security Firm's Shut-Down Attempts
The creator of the Srizbi Botnet seems to be very witty with the actions that have allowed the Srizbi Botnet to re-emerge despite the actions of the security community. The Srizbi Botnet may be one of the most infamous spamming
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