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Phishers Eye Korean Customers

17

May

2012

Phishers have enveloped the globe mimicking brands across a variety of industries and using many languages. From April 2012, phishing attacks in Korean gained momentum, comprising of 0.5 percent of all non-English phishing sites. The increase was in particular targeting banks based in South Korea. The primary motive in these attacks is financial gain, as […]

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A DDoS Family Affair: Dirt Jumper bot family continues to evolve

05

Apr

2012

Previous blog entries and analysis by others in the security community have shined a light upon the Dirt Jumper DDoS bot. Dirt Jumper continues to evolve (version 5 appears to be the newest) and a variety of other associated bots packages have emerged over time to include Simple, September, Khan, Pandora, the Di BoTNet and […]

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Scam for FC Barcelona Fans

13

Mar

2012

Co-Authors: Ashish Diwakar and Avdhoot Patil Phishers often choose baits with the motive of targeting a large audience. Using popular celebrities as bait is a good example. Phishers understand that choosing celebrities with a large fan base would target the largest audience and supply more duped users. This month phishers are using the same strategy […]

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