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New fake antivirus spam hits Twitter

19

Apr

2012

What’s the story? A new wave of spam has hit the popular social network Twitter which pushes advertisements for a free and “proven” antivirus. The link is malicious and the antivirus is fake. So far over 500 Twitter accounts have clocked up over 4000 tweets of this spam message and that number is rising fast […]

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Free Stuff on Social Networks Not Free

29

Mar

2012

In recent years, scammers have flocked towards social networking sites as they have grown and made it easier to access a large number of potential eyeballs to convert into dollars. Brands have found value in leveraging social media to know what their customers are talking about, so, naturally, scammers are doing the exact same thing. […]

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Free iPad 3 Scams Steer Users to Bad Sites

03

Mar

2012

Scammers have snatched up the opportunity to victimize people by leveraging the interest and anticipation over the upcoming release of iPad 3. Just days before its supposed launch, we have noted several posts on Facebook that claim to give away free iPad 3s to some “lucky” users. Unlike previous Facebook threats we’ve blogged recently, this […]

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