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Spammers Promote Steve Jobs Bogus Charity Fund

22

Oct

2011

Even after a few weeks following Steve Jobs’ death, spammers are still taking advantage of his demise. We have previously reported about this in the following blog entries: Cybercriminals Remember Steve Jobs Through Facebook Scam Steve Jobs Proclaimed Alive by Spam This time, we received sample spammed messages promoting a supposed charity fund for young […]

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Gaddafi and Search Poisoning: Think before clicking on search results

21

Oct

2011

Scam artists and cyber-criminals welcomed today's news of the demise of Libyan leader Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (often referred to as simply Gaddafi or Gadhafi). Why? Because few events fuel Internet search activity as much as the death of a famous–or infamous–person, although celebrity weddings and divorces are also a big search driver. It's a […]

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Lady Gaga is still not dead – stop falling for Facebook scams

19

Sep

2011

This weekend we saw another spate of Facebook messages claiming to link to a BBC News report of the death of Lady Gaga. Of course, the claims are untrue – and Lady Gaga is still alive. But that isn’t stopping Facebook scammers from creating money-making websites that claim that the eccentric pop star has been […]

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