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Twitter DM Lures Recipients to iPad Scam

24

Oct

2012

We have been reading reports of malware and phishing attacks by means of suspicious direct messages to get user systems infected or have user information and credentials stolen, a ploy that is fast becoming common in the Twittersphere now more than ever.One GFI Labs blog reader gave us the heads up on the latest DM currently […]

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The tale of one thousand and one DSL modems

01

Oct

2012

IntroductionThis is the description of an attack happening in Brazil since 2011 using 1 firmware vulnerability, 2 malicious scripts and 40 malicious DNS servers, which affected 6 hardware manufacturers, resulting in millions of Brazilian internet users falling victim to a sustained and silent mass attack on DSL modems.We will show how cybercriminals exploited an under-the-radar […]

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Scammers Love Football and Social Media Themes

28

Sep

2012

Thanks to Avdhoot Patil for his assistance with this research.Phishers have recently gained a lot of interest in football. After the scam on the 2014 FIFA World Cup, they have set their eyes on footballer Lionel Messi. In September 2012, Symantec observed the use of various social-networking themes in phishing. A number of these themes […]

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