large numbers | DataProtectionCenter.com

Phishing Brazilian Brands

29

Jul

2011

Symantec keeps track of the brands targeted by phishing and monitors trends in the countries in which the brand’s parent company is based. Over the past couple of months, phishing sites have been increasingly targeting Brazilian brands. In May and June, the number of phishing sites on Brazilian brands made up about 5 percent of […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

PayPal UK’s Twitter profile commandeered by angry hacker

06

Jul

2011

At approximately 21:20 GMT a hacker took control of the Twitter account of online payment broker PayPal UK. This is the latest in a string of attacks over the past few weeks, the most recent of which targeted Fox News. Similar to the attack against Fox News, it appears the PayPal UK team was unaware […]

Category General Written by Naked Security - Sophos 0 Comments

Sleazy subject lines spammed out with malware

28

Jun

2011

Would files with names like Love-Spots.bat, map-of-love.com, and Love-Map.com pique your interest? If so, your behaviour could be putting your computer’s security at risk. Cybercriminals are spamming out a malicious Trojan horse in large numbers right now, using a variety of sleazy disguises to trick the unwary into opening the attachment. Subject lines include “SUMMER-2011: […]

Category General Written by Naked Security - Sophos 0 Comments

The Latest in IT Security

Posts Tagged ‘large numbers’

Sleazy subject lines spammed out with malware

Categories

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments

About Us

Contact Us