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“We are going to sue you” scare tactic used in malicious Emails

21

Sep

2011

“What do I do if my email account has been spamming to the outside? I just got an email warning me that I will be sued!”Don’t worry just yet. When spam cannot lure you, then they will try to scare you! Here is a spam social engineered to trick to you into launching malware. WebsenseR ThreatSeekerR Network has […]

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Desire for knowledge or the vice of curiosity?

15

Sep

2011

One of the main rules of IT security is to be very cautious when dealing with archived attachments in emails. “If you’re not sure, don’t open it!” It’s an easy rule to follow when the text in the message obviously has nothing to do with you. When an experienced user reads about IT security problems […]

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Hotel credit card wrong transaction email malware attack

08

Sep

2011

Be on your guard! Emails claiming to be from a hotel about a wrong transaction on your credit card are being spammed worldwide – with the intention of infecting your computer with a malware. Here’s a typical example. In this case it claims to come from the booking department of the Hotel Swissotel in Chicago: […]

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