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The fake BBC video Facebook scam returns

24

Sep

2011

It seems scammers have a bit of thing for spoofing BBC websites at the moment. Yesterday it was work from home scams, and last month it was a Facebook wheeze which (in a nutshell) went like this: “Lady Gaga is dead and here’s a BBC video to prove it, also click here.” Maybe the (unrelated) […]

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Busting a Big Malvertising / Fake-AV Attack

26

Jul

2011

Last week, I noticed an odd-looking URL in the WebPulse logs, so I plugged it into my test browser. I was rather surprised to see a fake AV attack “scanner” page pop up. Not because these kinds of attacks are rare (they aren’t; they’re one of the most common attack forms), but rather because it’s […]

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Dad Drops His Daughter to Try to Catch a Baseball – Facebook Scam

25

Jul

2011

At the end of May, footage of a dad dropping his daughter when he tried to catch a baseball at a LA Dodgers-Florida Marlins game made for a much-viewed video. Nothing too surprising there, I’m sure you’ll agree. It’s the kind of video which often becomes popular on YouTube. However, this weekend, links began to […]

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