Posts masked as the fake web app "TumViewer” and "Online Income Solutions" were seen circulating on the popular blogging site Tumblr. Both offer something to Tumblr users, but in reality, they are social engineering lures meant to hook users into another run-of-the-mill survey scams.
TumViewer and Online Income Solution: Just Another Survey Scam
Several Tumblr posts were seen promoting "TumViewer" web app. This free app supposedly allows users to see who viewed their pages, which posts were viewed, and how often ...
The way we are held accountable for ourselves in public gatherings such as events and celebrations are very much similar to how we should be when it comes to our online presence in social networks. The number of participants, the level or engagement, and the variety of activities done are just some of the ways that make both settings similar. And a good example to show this similarity is an event that had just recently began: Oktoberfest.
Much like the web, ...
It appears that everyone is part of one social network or another. Facebook alone has reported to have 955 million monthly active users and 543 million monthly active mobile users. Engagement online has become a must, with social networking prompting users to share every detail of their existence, from their hometowns to their favorite quotes.
However, frequent use of these networks could skew our judgment when it comes to deciding what and what not to post online. A Trend Micro study ...
Cybercriminals intending to take your data find various ways through social engineering. For example, in our investigation of what seemed to be a run-of-the mill spam run leading to a pharma site, we’ve uncovered the same points we have raised in our eguide, How Social Engineering Works.
The spam run starts as an email notification bearing the familiar Facebook blue lines, and the message itself wants the recipient to confirm their account. Such practice is nothing out of the ordinary, as ...
Once, we used to talk about the cloud when we think of the weather. Today, we talk of the cloud that stores data, runs applications, and houses software. You often hear it in conversations. You read about it online. You know the cloud exists, but really, what is it?
Whenever you store photos on Facebook or upload files on Google Drive, you interact with the cloud. On a smaller scale, consumers like you are contributing to the growing ecosystem of the ...
