Phishing
Tumblr accounts harvester spotted
By Luciana on December 5, 2011 | Phishing
Growing blogging platform tumblr.com is already a target of scammers. The website is convenient for frauds to spread as it has easy mechanism to share other users’ content.The “Adult Content” scam targets account login details. It plays with basic human curiosity as it displays the following messages:“Adult Content: You must be over 18 to enter!Please verify your age below.Yes, I am over 18 and willing to view adult content. Read more.
Be careful! Facebook worm dropping malware
By Gina on November 30, 2011 | Phishing
Danish security firm CSIS has discovered the latest Facebook worm that infecting accounts with malware. This major worm makes rounds and infects accounts or spams out the users' friends with a message that contains only a link within. If clicked, the victim is redirected to a page where they are offered to download a screen saver. However, this is not a JPG file as may seem, but an executable (b.exe). As soon as executed it downloads another executable file. Read more.
Be careful Twilight movie fans!
By Gina on November 15, 2011 | Phishing
As the excitement of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) movie grows scammers are not waiting for November 18th and they are creating malware right now that are widely spreading across the web. If you are fan of this movie you’ll definitely want to know every detail about it and its cast as well. Scammers are well aware of your need and they are designing scams related with rogue pictures, fake links that all of them lead you to viruses and various infections of your computers. Read more.
Damage after Halloween: new Facebook scam floats
By Gina on November 4, 2011 | Phishing
It is not surprising that scammers exploit every bigger event of the world and Halloween wasn’t an exception as well. Facebook users are targeted again with a new scam. The fake message claims that a girl killed herself on Halloween after her father posted a message on her wall.Facebook users are sharing this message with their friends very fast. The rogue message reads:Girl-Killed-Herself-on-Halloween-After-Dad-Posted-This-on-Her-WallThis is unbelievable.. shocking.. Read more.
Welcome to Facebook world: 600,000 hacked accounts a day
By Gina on October 31, 2011 | Phishing
It’s not very surprising that social networks are the most favourite of the hackers and Facebook is not an exception. It’s other way round, Facebook is the most targeted social network of all because 600,000 accounts are hacked per day.Facebook revealed a map of hacking activity. Moreover, it landed new measures to protect your privacy. It commented: “We are adapting and responding to new threats everyday and will continue to roll out new ways to protect your account. Read more.
