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News Of Hugo Chavez’s Death Used in Malicious Email Campaigns

11

Mar

2013

Following news of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (as reported by the BBC) the Websense ThreatSeeker® Network has identified several malicious email campaigns that make reference to the President's death. Malware authors are increasingly using breaking global news events as a means of propagating lures that lead to malware. Here is a screenshot […]

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Blackhole Spam Runs Return From Holiday Break

11

Jan

2013

Blackhole exploit kit (BHEK) spam attacks remain to be a prevalent threat up to this day. In fact, it is one of the top five consumer threats for 2012 due to its use of software vulnerabilities and social engineering tactic of leveraging companies like Verizon, Citibank AT&T, and Western Union among others. Furthermore, there are […]

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BBB malicious spam flood

24

Sep

2012

U.S. and Canadian businesses looking to maintain their reputation and effectively handle customer disputes are once again being targeted by another barrage of malicious BBB (Better Business Bureau) complaint notifications. While BBB campaigns have been circulating for a good many years, for example this 2008 certificate scam, the Websense® ThreatSeeker® Network has detected and intercepted […]

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