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Comcast users phished by Constant Guard spam lure

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May

2012

Naked Security reader Simcha Jessel sent us a tip about a new phishing scam targeting customers of Comcast XFINITY cable internet service. Jessel became aware of the scam after the scammers used his Gmail address to send the scam to their intended victims. It is unclear whether his Gmail was hacked or just forged in […]

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Multiply multilingual – Email scams aren’t just from Nigeria

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May

2012

They used to be called “Letters from Nigeria”, but it’s not such a good name these days. Because they can come from any corner of the world, in a multitude of languages.Many of us are all too familiar with the emails we can receive out of the blue, suggesting that a fortune is within our […]

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WikiPharmacy? Fake Notifications Spammed Out

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Apr

2012

Symantec is intercepting a resurgence of spam attacks on popular brands. Spam messages that are replicas of the Wikipedia email address confirmation alert are the new vector for the present. The said spam messages pretend to be originating from Wikipedia, and are selling meds, with the following subject line: “Subject: Wikipedia e-mail address confirmation”. The spoofed Wikipedia […]

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