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Sham London 2012 Olympics Scandal Leads to Trojan

  • Posted on:August 6, 2012 at 3:06 pm
  • Posted in:Malware, Spam
  • Author:
    Jona Pereira (Anti-spam Research Engineer)
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Cybercriminals are known to take advantage of sporting events like the London Olympics 2012 for their malicious activities. Some of the attacks that leveraged this event include fake live streaming websites, fraudulent sites that sell bogus tickets, and malicious Olympics-related app hosted in a fake Google Play store. Adding to the list of attacks using…

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Tags: CTO Insightsgabrielle douglas scandallondon 2012london 2012 spamolympics 2012

More London Olympics-Related Threats

  • Posted on:July 29, 2012 at 2:58 pm
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware, Mobile
  • Author:
    Maela Angeles (Fraud Analyst)
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The long-awaited London Olympics 2012 has officially opened. Apart from the fraudulent website that claims to sell tickets and another website that sells illegal cards to Japanese users, we also spotted several fake live streaming sites leveraging this sporting event. Some of these are the following: http://olympicsopeningceremony2012live.{BLOCKED}d.com http://olympicgames2012live.{BLOCKED}d.com http://olympics-2012-live-stream.{BLOCKED}r.com http://olypiccoverage2012.{BLOCKED}d.com http://{BLOCKED}12openinglivestream.{BLOCKED}d.com http://{BLOCKED}livestream.epl-schedule.com http://{BLOCKED}ceremony2012live.blogspot.com http://{BLOCKED}ndonolympics2012liveonline.{BLOCKED}g.com http://{BLOCKED}12olympicsonline.{BLOCKED}log.com…

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Tags: androidCTO Insightsgoogle playlondon 2012Malwareolympics london 2012

Countdown to the Olympics: Are You Safe?

  • Posted on:July 23, 2012 at 10:06 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Social, Spam
  • Author:
    Abigail Pichel (Technical Communications)
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With only a few days until the start of the Olympics, the sports craze has reached a fevered pitch—for cybercriminal activity. We have been reporting on the various threats and scams that Olympics fans might encounter online and while the lure might be Olympic-centric, the threats remain the same. In these Olympic-themed threats, the payload…

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Tags: CTO Insightslondon 2012london olympics 2012Malicious Sitesolympic threatssecuritySpam

Spammed Messages Attempt to Cash In on London 2012 Olympics

  • Posted on:June 27, 2012 at 11:30 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Spam
  • Author:
    Maydalene Salvador (Anti-spam Research Engineer)
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Cybercriminals are known opportunists. They will take advantage of anything newsworthy and craft their schemes around (for example) sporting events like FIFA and the Olympics. As the London 2012 Olympics opening event draws near, we can expect a surge of spammed messages that leverage this event. Below are some spammed messages we’ve spotted using the…

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Tags: CTO InsightsFIFAlondon 2012london olympics 2012

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