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‘Reporters without Borders’ website misused in wateringhole attack

22

Jan

2013

As mentioned by me on Twitter, it seems that the entity or entities behind the watering hole attacks don’t care to be caught or detected, and it also seems that they don’t care if the Internet Explorer and Java vulnerabilities are patched. They act as opportunists and try to take advantage from the time frame […]

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Spammed Messages Cash In on London 2012 Olympics

28

Jun

2012

Cybercriminals are known opportunists. They will take advantage of anything newsworthy and craft their schemes around (for example) sporting events like FIFA and the Olympics. As the London 2012 Olympics opening event draws near, we can expect a surge of spammed messages that leverage this event. Below are some spammed messages we’ve spotted using the […]

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Red Arrow crashes during air show – a cold-hearted Facebook clickjacking scam

23

Aug

2011

Scammers on Facebook have once again proven themselves to be cold-hearted opportunists, unafraid to take advantage of personal tragedies for their own financial ends. In the latest scam seen surfacing on the social network, innocent users are being tricked into believing that they will see a video of a crash at an air show which […]

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