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Tax Season Opens, Tax Spam Follows

22

Jan

2012

The IRS officially kicked off the beginning of tax season in the US, and just right in time for it are the cybercriminals who are already taking advantage and using tax-related messages as a social engineering lure.We’ve recently spotted samples of spammed messages posing as a notice from Fidelity Investments, a well-known American financial institution.The […]

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Starbucks Survey Scam Targets Both Facebook and Twitter Users

17

Nov

2011

Late last month we reported about survey scams, and how such threats go across platforms from social networks to mobile. Back then we reported a scam deployed through Facebook, which enticed users into clicking links by offering free Starbucks coffee.We saw a scam very similar to the one we reported before, except for some differences. […]

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Video of Gadhafi’s Death Being Used for Spam

27

Oct

2011

We’ve been seeing a particular social engineering lure in spam runs in the past, where spammers leverage the death of a known celebrity or political figure. Recent examples of this include the death of Steve Jobs, and Amy Winehouse. In this spam run using Gadhafi’s death, however, a more compelling lure is being used to […]

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