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Uniform traffic ticket malware attack widely spammed out

17

Aug

2011

Computer users beware! There’s a new widely spammed-out malware attack, claiming that you have being fined for speeding in New York City. The email, which claims to come from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, poses as a “Uniform Traffic Ticket” and says that you are charged with speeding at 7:25 AM on […]

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Are MBR infections back in fashion? (Infographic)

08

Aug

2011

A Master Boot Record (MBR) is an area of the hard disk (usually the first sector) used by a computer to perform start up operations. It is one of the first things to be read and executed by the computer hardware when a computer is powered on, even before the operating system itself. As far […]

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IRS Summer Tax forum – the things they don’t teach you

18

Jul

2011

Lesson one: The IRS is a confirmed favorite of spammers, phishers and malware distributors. As an example consider the attacks from the last few weeks that have targeted users of the IRS’s electronic payment portal. This time the attack starts with an email about tax forums to train and serve the tax practitioner community. The […]

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