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Bitcoin Headlines Attract Malware Developers

20

Aug

2013

Bitcoin issues have been front-page news in recent months, especially after its surprising April exchange rate. In the latest McAfee Threats Report, for the second quarter of 2013, we discuss this topic. The following timeline highlights recent events about this virtual currency. In our report we noted the growing interest in malware Bitcoin miners: malware […]

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Is your Twitter account hacked and sending out ‘Beach Body’ spam?

27

Jul

2011

Thousands of Twitter users are seeing unexpected messsages from hacked online friends promoting a weight loss supplement that will, allegedly, “get the beach body you’ve always wanted”. Get the beach body you’ve always wanted, now you can with this weight loss supplement [LINK] The messages link to what pretends to be a news website, but […]

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Targeted Attacks on Popular Webmail Services Signal Future Attacks

03

Jun

2011

Google recently revealed details surrounding a successful phishing campaign that targeted the Gmail accounts of government officials and of political activists. While there has been significant media coverage of the incident, there has been a variety of recent attacks on popular Webmail platforms. In addition to Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail have also been targeted. […]

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