Attacks that use the holidays as a social engineering lure are starting to pour in as the Christmas day draws near. We recently found a page on Facebook that offers a Christmas theme on one’s profile. The page leads to a malware that comes in the form of browser plugin.
Looking for cheaper iPhone 4S this holiday season? Be wary, because cybercriminals can trick you into giving out your online financial credentials. We’ve recently found a phishing attack that specifically targets users who are out to purchase an iPhone 4S through eBay.
The attack involves domains that display replicated eBay posts for iPhone 4S units. The screenshots below show a sample of the fake page, and the original eBay post from which the content was copied.
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The death of Korean leader Kim Jong Il resulted in an outpour of reactions from many people all over the world. Some people were saddened by the loss, while some were quite jubilant, saying that Kim Jong Il was "a repressive leader".
Cybercriminals, on the other hand, only had one reaction to the incident—to take advantage of it.
Our researchers found spammed messages with email subjects mentioning the death of Kim Jong Il. The messages arrive with a .PDF attachment that has ...
Convenience, ease, and better deals are just three of the reasons why more and more users shop online. Users’ level of adoption for online shopping has been increasing the past years. In fact, reports predict that there will be a 78% increase in the US shopper volume by 2014.
Mobile computing is also starting to play a bigger role in terms of online shopping, as 43% of all Web-enabled smartphone owners said they use their mobile devices to help them shop. ...
Today, I received an email from Apple telling me that there was a change in my account information. Seeing that I had already changed it a few weeks ago, I was rather curious to see what this email from "Apple" had to say. After opening the message, I was surprised to see an uncanny and almost identical resemblance with the legitimate email from Apple I got a few weeks back. See the side-by-side comparisons below:
