Posts Tagged ‘hype’

iPhone 5 emails infect Windows PCs with malware

Oct

2011

Apple’s iPhone 5 is due to be revealed to the world tomorrow, which makes today the perfect opportunity for cybercriminals to take advantage of the excitement and exploit it for their own ends. Journalist Abram Wagenaar was one of those who has received a malicious email, claiming to be from Apple and giving details of […]

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The fake BBC video Facebook scam returns

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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Be the First to Snatch the Coveted iPhone 5

Sep

2011

Note: Thanks to Amit Kulkarni for his contributions to this blog. Since its launch, the Apple iPhone has been on the wish lists of most consumers. The iPhone 4 has already made an impression in the marketplace, so it is obvious that spammers will make the best of this opportunity. Symantec observed spam tactics just […]

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