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Home   »   World Cup

Being Secure In The Most Connected World Cup Ever

  • Posted on:July 13, 2014 at 11:55 pm
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware, Mobile, Social
  • Author:
    Ryan Certeza (Technical Communications)
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Sporting events are getting more and more connected, and the just-concluded World Cup is no exception. Brazilian telecom provider Oi made sure that no expense was spared in ‘connecting’ the World Cup , and even claimed that this year’s event is in fact the most connected in the history of the World Cup. Oi claims that they…

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Tags: 2014 world cup2014 world cup brazilmalicious mobile appsMalwaremobile appsonline securityphishing websitesscamssecurity solutionsthreat landscapewi-fi securityWorld Cup

Watch Out For Fake Versions of World Cup 2014 Apps

  • Posted on:June 12, 2014 at 5:01 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware, Mobile, Social
  • Author:
    Veo Zhang (Mobile Threats Analyst)
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is all but underway, and the fervor of such a prestigious and newsworthy event is already setting competing nations’ populations on fire. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are getting into the mood too. Besides recently flooding the internet with phishing scams and the taking down two Brazilian government sites by hacktivists…

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Tags: androidfake appsmalicious appMalwaremicropaymentmobile malwaresocial engineeringWorld CupWorld Cup 2014

Phishing Sites Intensify World Cup Campaigns

  • Posted on:June 9, 2014 at 5:04 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Spam
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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With the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil about to kick off in less than a week, it should be no surprise that phishing sites have intensified their own spam campaigns targeting Brazilians as well. Some of these spam runs are fairly basic, as far as these go. This particular one, for example, tries to lure users…

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Tags: phishingWorld Cup

Home Court Advantage: BANLOAD Joins FIFA World Cup

  • Posted on:May 30, 2014 at 1:18 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware, Spam
  • Author:
    Fernando Mercês (Senior Threat Researcher)
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I wrote a blog entry last week about fraudulent websites that scam users into purchasing tickets to the much-anticipated FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Just recently I found another threat that used the FIFA World Cup as a social engineering hook, this time it involves a banking Trojan. Banking Trojans are popular in the Latin…

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Tags: banking TrojanBANLOADCPL malwaredata breachFIFAspam mailWorld Cup

Brazilian Users Being Scammed with 2014 FIFA World Cup Tickets

  • Posted on:May 20, 2014 at 11:18 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Author:
    Fernando Mercês (Senior Threat Researcher)
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As the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil draws near, we are seeing more threats using the event as bait. We recently talked about cybercriminals in Brazil taking advantage of the event to spread malware, but we’ve found that the threats have gone beyond that: we’ve spotted fake FIFA websites selling game tickets. One of the sites…

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Tags: 2014 FIFA World CupFIFA World Cupscam sitessocial engineeringsportsWorld Cup
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