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Royal Baby: Third in Line to the Throne, First in Line as a Threat Lure!

24

Jul

2013

Following yesterday's news, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are now the proud parents of a baby boy and future heir to the British throne. While they revel in the joy of being a family, cyber-criminals have predictably been busy delivering various malicious campaigns in order to piggyback on the news. The Websense ThreatSeeker® Intelligence Cloud […]

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Election of New Pope used as Lure in Malware Attacks

21

Mar

2013

It’s tough being a malware distributor – you can’t exactly go around asking people to install your malware – you need to be creative. So a global news story such as the election of Pope Francis is too good an opportunity to pass up. The attack, launched a few days after the white smoke cleared, […]

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News Of Hugo Chavez’s Death Used in Malicious Email Campaigns

11

Mar

2013

Following news of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (as reported by the BBC) the Websense ThreatSeeker® Network has identified several malicious email campaigns that make reference to the President's death. Malware authors are increasingly using breaking global news events as a means of propagating lures that lead to malware. Here is a screenshot […]

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