Posts Tagged ‘holidays’

Blackhole Spam Runs Return From Holiday Break

Jan

2013

Blackhole exploit kit (BHEK) spam attacks remain to be a prevalent threat up to this day. In fact, it is one of the top five consumer threats for 2012 due to its use of software vulnerabilities and social engineering tactic of leveraging companies like Verizon, Citibank AT&T, and Western Union among others. Furthermore, there are […]

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The post might not bring exactly what you expect for Christmas

Dec

2012

With the holidays and presents season approaching, most of us are thinking what presents to order for Christmas. Many people prefer to order them online than to spend hours chasing presents in a mall. I know I am one of those… This fact is also known by cyber criminals who are doing anything to get […]

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Umbra Loader Botnet Behind Fake 123greeting.com Spam Campaign

Jul

2012

For years, we’ve seen reports about criminals preying on internet users using prefabricated email appearing to originate from legitimate e-card companies. Criminals had used the brands of Regards.Com, AmericanGreetings.Com, GreetingCards.Com, and Hallmark.Com, just to name a few, on their campaigns. Malicious e-card spam-the kind that leads users to download malware or phishing sites-is in the […]

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