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One-Click Billing Fraud Scheme Through Android App Found

12

Jan

2012

In the past we’ve reported about one-click billing fraud schemes starting to target smartphone users. The scheme, as its name suggests, tricks a victim into registering and paying for a certain service after being falsely led to a specific website. The past attack we saw involved a website wherein target victims were asked to pay […]

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2011 in Review: Exploits and Vulnerabilities

04

Jan

2012

In recent years, we have seen client-side software heavily targeted by hackers in search of vulnerabilities. 2011 saw these threats become more complex and sophisticated. We saw attackers increasingly use zero-day vulnerabilities, some of which have been particularly critical. Examples of these include the vulnerability Duqu exploited (CVE-2011-3402); a Java vulnerability (CVE-2011-3544); or Adobe zero-day vulnerabilities, which […]

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McDonald’s Gift Card Spam on Twitter

03

Jan

2012

We recently found Twitter spam touting “gift cards” at the tail-end of the gift-giving season. In this run, Twitter users are lured into clicking a shortened URL with the strings “#mcdonalds gift card.” McDonald’s is a globally well-known fast food chain that, like many other establishments, do offer certificates and vouchers for patrons who would […]

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