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Phishers’ Fake Security App for Facebook

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Dec

2012

Fake social media applications in phishing sites are not uncommon. Phishers continue to devise new fake apps for the purpose of harvesting confidential information. In December 2012, a phishing site (spoofing Facebook) claimed to have an application to secure Facebook accounts from being hacked. The phishing site was hosted on a free Web-hosting site.The phishing […]

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – December 2012

12

Dec

2012

Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This month the vendor is releasing seven bulletins covering a total of 12 vulnerabilities. Ten of this month’s issues are rated ‘Critical’.As always, customers are advised to follow these security best practices: Install vendor patches as soon as they are available. Run all software […]

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Smart Phones Are Phishers’ Phony Gift

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Aug

2012

Lucky draw prizes are commonly used as bait in phishing schemes. The fake lottery prizes observed last Christmas and the charity lottery are examples. In July 2012, phishers offered a smart phone as a lucky draw prize. The phishing site spoofed a telecommunications company based in France and was hosted on servers based in Fulshear, […]

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