Phishing
Free iPhone 5 on Tumblr? Avoid the scam!
By Luciana on January 30, 2012 | Phishing
Tumblr blogs are blazing with iPhone 5 presentations and giveaways; unfortunately, the news is far from being genuine. "Get the all new iPhone 5" and similar posts are fraudulent and they are only meant to trick people into filling online surveys. Those usually collect personal information which can be sold later.The iPhone5 Tumblr frauds may look quite legitimate as they present most of the posts as written by Tumbrl staff. Read more.
Newest Facebook scam - Russel Brand and Kate Perry leaked tape
By Bryan on January 27, 2012 | Phishing
Cyber criminals do not stop attacking Facebook users via various scams and it does not seem to stop any time soon. The latest of their scams is about Kate Perry and Russel Brand. Be careful! Russel Brand and KatePerry leaked tape SCAMNowadays Facebook is really popular f(ph)ishing pond for scammers – this time they try to use people's curiosity about Hollywood celebrities. They claim to have a secret Russel Brand and Kate Parry sex tape and that you may watch it. What actually happens? Read more.
Scammers utilize the closing of Megaupload
By Bryan on January 25, 2012 | Phishing
You might already heard about this – one of the largest file sharing sites Megaupload.com has been closed down by the U.S. government and its creator Kim Schmitz aka Kim Dotcom has been arrested in New Zealand. Megaupload lawers are fighting for the relaunch of the site but the scammers got ahead of them – be aware! Read more.
Facebook users attacked once again
By Bryan on January 20, 2012 | Phishing
It seems that Facebook is now one of the favorite places for scammers to benefit – they offered fake skins, offered removing the timeline , etc. This time they combined online survey and identity theft – be careful! You may be aware of recent phishing threats on Facebook but your friends post hundreds of links everyday and it is very hard to recognize which one is a scammers' trap. Read more.
Scammers utilize Facebook's Timeline to their benefit
By Bryan on January 11, 2012 | Phishing
Scammers have been long known as a creative gang being able to make use of every little bit of information or event that people may be interested in. Deaths of famous people, scandals, sport events, you name it. Do you remember a recent Facebook Holiday Skin scam? Once more criminals found a way to attack Facebook users – they are utilizing widely disliked Facebook Timeline.Recent YouTube changesPeople nowadays are not very often keen on drastic change. Read more.
