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Update: Using WhatsApp in WiFi makes conversations public – WhatsApp Inc. reacted! Apparently because of the stir caused by media and the public

23

Aug

2012

The G Data SecurityLabs have conducted tests with the current WhatsApp versions which have suggested that WhatsApp conversations through wireless connections can no longer be sniffed with the sniffing app we reported about. The WhatsApp Inc. support team has officially released a message regarding the encryption issue: WhatsApp Inc. has published new app versions during […]

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Tax evasion? Don’t need that! Spam email promises tax refund! – Fake German Federal Central Tax Office (FCTO) feedback wants to phish sensitive user data

29

Jun

2012

Tax payers are currently waiting for their tax office’s feedback and the fake email sent to users’ inboxes suggests being a legitimate feedback with a promised tax refund of almost ?235. We’ve seen other mails with different refund values, but the scheme remains the same. The outward appearance of this email is rather convincing, but […]

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Users receive malware instead of travel documents – Fake booking confirmations lure users into malware trap

03

May

2012

The holidays are getting closer and many people are using the Internet to find out information on holiday destinations or even conveniently book their entire holiday over the Internet. In fact over 14 million people in Germany have booked a holiday via the Internet in the past year (source: VuMa 2011). Online criminals are picking […]

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Update: Using WhatsApp in WiFi makes conversations public – WhatsApp Inc. reacted! Apparently because of the stir caused by media and the public

Tax evasion? Don’t need that! Spam email promises tax refund! – Fake German Federal Central Tax Office (FCTO) feedback wants to phish sensitive user data

Users receive malware instead of travel documents – Fake booking confirmations lure users into malware trap

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