Posts Tagged ‘sporting events’

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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Phishers Kick Off 2014 FIFA World Cup

Sep

2012

Co-author: Ashish DiwakarThe next FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in June 2014 in Brazil and phishers have already taken the opportunity to promote the event. World Cups are a favorite of phishers, as observed in the phishing sites focused on the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In […]

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Spammed Messages Cash In on London 2012 Olympics

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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