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Android Ransomware Predictions Hold True

Sep

2013

Back in June we discovered a malicious Android application that was holding user’s Android phones for ransom. This discovery confirmed earlier predictions that ransomware would evolve and arise on new platforms, such as mobile devices.As part of our pre-emptive SMS spam domain identification, we have detected a recently-registered domain that is currently serving a new […]

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Malicious Spam Emails Target Nightclub Disaster in Santa Maria

Jan

2013

Tweet Symantec Security Response has observed that spammers are distributing malicious emails that attempt to lure users into viewing a video of the incident that killed 233 people recently in a horrific tragedy at a popular nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil. The malicious email is in Portuguese and invites unsuspecting users to click on a […]

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Phishers Kick Off 2014 FIFA World Cup

Sep

2012

Co-author: Ashish DiwakarThe next FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in June 2014 in Brazil and phishers have already taken the opportunity to promote the event. World Cups are a favorite of phishers, as observed in the phishing sites focused on the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In […]

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