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Cybercriminals Exploit News of Boston Marathon Bombing, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

24

Apr

2013

McAfee Labs Messaging Security recently observed a spam campaign based on the Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion. The messages take advantage of our interest in these tragic events to lure victims to malware and exploits. Last week my colleague Paras Gupta blogged about the use of the Blackhole exploit kit to […]

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Spammers Pay Tribute to Icons with Atrocious Malware

12

Oct

2011

Contributor: Christopher Mendes When stalwarts pass away the world mourns their loss, tributes flow and emotions run high. Whenever we lose a legendary figure, their death brings shock or grief and people are hungry for any and every available piece of information about the "How" and the "Why" and the "When" related to the death […]

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Facebook scams aiming to profit from recent tragedies at Norway and Amy Winehouse’s death

25

Jul

2011

The tragic events that occurred at the end of last week with the Norway attacks and the sudden death of the British singer Amy Winehouse incurred some unwanted scam activities in cyberspace. Websense Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker™ Network has detected that scams pretending to offer a 'look at footage of Amy Winehouse just moments after her death' and similar scams in […]

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