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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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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 […]

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Blackhat SEO poisoning leads to Blackhole Exploit Kit

30

Jun

2011

Instead of blogging about another case of Blackhat SEO poisoning (yes, Blackhat SEO poisoning does happen every day), I'm going to focus more on what happens after clicking on the poisoned search result. Although in the majority of cases unpatched users are exploited, I want to show how sometimes researching these cases can lead to a […]

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