Phishing
Simple experiment revealed few secrets of scammers
By Gina on November 30, 2010 | Phishing
Scam Detectives, a UK-based scam-tracking organization, disclosed how online scams can make scammers rich. Scam Detectives explained it after they had done a simple experiment. For this Scam Detectives had a “Golden Ticket” as bait which could enable user to attend royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton and on top of this, if person is a lucky one, they might be chosen to photograph with the happy couple. Read more.
Phishing attack using your Facebook account
By Gina on November 22, 2010 | Phishing
Recently, MX Labs has stopped the trojan which was spreading thought the email. Message contains information that your Facebook account has been blocked because of the spam. It states that spam supposedly is sent from your account.The message in the email says that you need to open an attached file because within it you’ll find a new password which will enable you to use your Facebook account again. Possible content of the attachment may read as follows:Facebook Service. Read more.
Major SMS phishing website spotted in Russia
By Gina on October 21, 2010 | Phishing
PandaLab announced that they have found rogueware threat. This rogueware site is created only for Russians. It pretends being legitimate computer protection site that offers its services for computers and social networking profiles against spam, phishing, viruses, and hacking attempts. PandaLab state that mostly computer threats are designed in Eastern European countries like Ukraine and Russia. Read more.
Do not fall for fake Twitter home pages!
By Gina on October 19, 2010 | Phishing
Sunbelt reports that Twitter users have to beware of fake Twitter main pages that have been popping up and trying to convince unwary users to open adult images or download malicious programs. Cybercriminals use new and fake design of Twitter home page as a legitimate which contains a video under the “Edit” line in a page. The rogue video at the fictitious Twitter main page is meant to be a lure for victims. This Twitter kit allows scammers to make changes in . Read more.
Privacy of iPhone users is in danger
By Gina on October 6, 2010 | Phishing
Eric Smith, Assistant Director of Information Security and Networking at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, announced he discovered that Apple iPhone applications forward users' UDIDs (unique device identifiers).UDID is a sequence of letters and numbers that have their limit after 40 digits. This can be used in trying to delicate information or in attempt to name the user and steal its identity. Read more.
