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Twitter is not charging in October, there is no petition, you’re being phished

19

Aug

2011

Another scam to steal Twitter users credentials is making the rounds today. The tweets being sent out read “Twitter might start to charge in October, sign this petition to keep the service free! -URL-.” The official Twitter account, @safety, has warned people about the threat and it appears that the Twitter team is having partial […]

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Trojan attack warning for Counter-Strike fans

05

Aug

2011

Doctor Web-the Russian anti-virus vendor-has discovered a new scheme for infesting user machines with malware. This time fans of Counter-Strike 1.6 have become the target. As a player connects to one of the game servers, downloading of files containing Trojan horses is initiated.Typically, when a connection with a Counter-Strike server is established, the client downloads […]

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Compromised Twitter accounts spam out money-making adverts

01

Aug

2011

Compromised Twitter accounts are once again being used by criminals to spam out adverts to unsuspecting users. In the latest attack, Direct Messages (DMs) have been sent between Twitter users promoting a “make money fast” website. A typical message looks like this: I made $XXX today – check out how I made it [LINK] (In […]

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