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Fake Antivirus Renewal Email Rises from the Dead

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Mar

2013

Over the last few years, many reports, white papers, and blogs have been released detailing targeted attacks. For example, some attacks employ sophisticated infection methods, such as watering hole attacks, and some rely on exploit code hidden in document files mixed with social engineering schemes. Some time ago, when the malware world was still dominated […]

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From Alarming to Familiar: Different Social Engineering Techniques

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Feb

2013

In the course of our threat research, we’ve encountered different types of social engineering lures that aim to trigger different emotions such as fear and happiness. These lures are often effective, as we’ve seen happen in several incidents in the past. However, they are also easily recognizable as they often use a common theme, be […]

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Facebook Confirmed: Several Other Companies Hacked

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Feb

2013

Yesterday’s post generated some feedback along the lines of “interesting theory”. But here’s the deal, that other companies were hacked is not a theory — it’s a fact. Facebook’s Chief Security Officer, Joe Sullivan, said so himself in an interview with Ars Technica. According to Sullivan, Facebook’s security team worked with a third-party to sinkhole […]

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