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Cybercriminals Race to the 2012 Olympics

06

Apr

2012

We’re nearing the opening of the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held this time in London in July. As the event starts to go in full swing, cybercriminals start mounting their scams and schemes to get users to click. Users dreaming of watching the closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics live may find […]

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Gift Coupon spammers now also aim at Pinterest users – More and more web 2.0 platforms get spammed with fake offers

26

Mar

2012

There are various active spam campaigns spreading on the pinboards of Pinterest users, such as e.g. fake H&M coupons, an offer for a free coach handbag, fake Walmart, Ikea, Starbucks, Apple iPad, etc. Some Pinterest accounts have at least one whole album full of those dubious offers, promoting various brands: It’s the usual game: people […]

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Tax refund spams are back

07

Mar

2012

It’s that time of the year when people in some parts of the world are filing their tax returns, and what better time for cyber crooks to trick them into falling prey for phishing attacks via emails. India has been reported in recent malware threat reports as one of the regions with high spam activity […]

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