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Google+ fake invites = malware

08

Jul

2011

These days, invites to the new social network created by Google are a popular subject among users that want to try it. If a subject is popular it also can be used by cybercriminals as a trick to infect curious users – and Brazilian cybercriminals have already started sending fake invites with malicious links pointing […]

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Your Google+ Invite May be Spam

06

Jul

2011

We have recently observed a run of spam that is trying to capitalize on the new social networking platform provided by Google, named Google+. The spam samples are similar to other social network spam messages, which are discussed in one of our previous blogs. Currently, Google is trialing their new venture with limited users; therefore, […]

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Spammers Hone In on Google+

03

Jul

2011

Our friends at Sophos has found what we consider as, probably, the first crime ever targeting Google+: fake pharma spam. Due to the high demand of G+ invites being thrown at Google, to the point that the company actually had to cease the invitation process for the beta release of their fledgling social networking site, it […]

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