Posts Tagged ‘spoofed’

Ramadan-Themed Email, Spoofed Event Invitation Lead to Malware

Aug

2012

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Cybercriminals are still using various news events as bait to get users to read their emails and install malware. Proof: we received email samples that used the Ramadan and an upcoming conference – all to lure users into downloading and executing the malicious attachments. Ramadan-Themed […]

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Fake Twitter Confirmation Email Points to Blackhole Exploit

Jun

2012

Yesterday, we wrote about the return of Amazon spam, and how criminals behind this campaign led users to have their software exploited via the Blackhole exploit kit, especially if they’re not properly patched. At the end of that entry, we included a list of campaigns that use popular brand names that criminals bank on to […]

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How to recognize a PC support scam

Apr

2012

A while ago, I responded to a blog comment promising some thoughts on how to recognize a cold-calling PC support scam. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do that immediately, and then I was on vacation with no Internet connectivity (I should do that more often!). But then, since the problem isn't going to disappear any […]

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