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Phishing: The Easy Way to Compromise Twitter Accounts

08

Feb

2013

Last week, Twitter announced that the details of around 250,000 of its users may have been compromised before it discovered and stopped an attack on their network. There is not much you can do when attackers go straight to the service provider to try to steal your data; however, it is also common for attackers […]

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Tumblr Spamrun gets Personal on Facebook

04

Feb

2013

Facebook scams involving free plane tickets aren’t a new thing, but we thought this was an interesting twist – the personal touch comes into play here. The Bit.ly stats for this one reveals at least 99 Tumblr blogs (all of which had random user names made up of jumbled letters). The spamblogs directed users to […]

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Free Windows 8 Activator? Think Again

29

Jan

2013

Malicious schemes promising free or discounted items are effective because everyone likes a great offer. More so, if the offered item is a much-talked about product like Windows 8.Last year, we unraveled some fake Windows 8 generators, fake Windows 8 antivirus programs, and phishing email that surfaced right after the platform’s release. Though it’s been […]

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