Posts Tagged ‘spam attacks’

Use of Legit Online Translation Services in Pharmacy Spam

Jul

2013

For the last few months, Symantec has been observing pharmacy related spam attacks where spammers are using the legitimate Google Translate service to avoid anti spam filters. Most of the samples received were sent from hijacked email addresses from popular free mail services. The majority of the messages’ subject lines were promoting either online pharmacies or well-known tablets […]

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Spammers Playing in Wimbledon Court

Jul

2013

The 127th edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and third Grand Slam event of the year, are coming to an end with the final being played July 7. When it comes to major sporting events we can expect large amount of gambling, and spammers take advantage by sending online betting and casino email spam. We have […]

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419 Scammers Eye ICC Champions Trophy 2013

Jun

2013

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2013 is currently being held in England and Wales. The group matches are already in progress and the grand finale will be held on June 23. In the past, Symantec observed various spam emails targeting the ICC World T20 and the Cricket World Cup. As expected, we have […]

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