Posts Tagged ‘pharmaceutical products’

Spammers Kickoff Sale for United States Independence Day

Jul

2013

Independence Day in the United States is a federal holiday, commonly known as the 4th of July. It is traditionally celebrated with various political speeches, ceremonies, fireworks, and parades. Spammers are exploiting the holiday by sending numerous spam messages related to Independence Day events. Many of the spam samples observed are encouraging users to take […]

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Spammers Make Memorial Day Memorable

May

2013

Memorial Day is celebrated on May 27 and it is a day for memorializing the men and women who have died in military service for the United States. It is a common practice for cybercriminals to take advantage of events and holidays. This year, various spam messages related to Memorial Day have begun flowing into […]

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Pharma Spammers Brandjack YouTube

Jun

2011

Spam messages promoting pharmaceutical products have been perhaps the most commonly seen spam attacks over the past several years. Pharmaceutical products are deceptively marketed through spam emails employing a variety of obfuscation techniques. Symantec recently observed a pharmaceutical spam campaign abusing the YouTube brand. Similar spam campaigns abusing popular brands have been seen in the […]

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