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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWith 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…
Read MoreCybercriminals 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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