Spam and email
Dangerous QR code comes with spam emails
By Gina on January 12, 2012 | Spam and email
Recently, researchers revealed a new type of spam which appears to be a test for mobile phone users. Researchers want to know how people will react to this social engineering attempts on their smartphones and tablets.These spam messages lead to URLs that use embedded QR code and it is a clear move to more advanced spamming which targets mobile technology. All such emails look like simple spam letters that come to you and advertise all kind of drugs. Read more.
What to do for preventing to get phished through spam emails?
By Gina on December 16, 2011 | Spam and email
“60% discount on Roof Estimate”“Join a Class Action Lawsuit!”“Try the Latest Herbal Remedies!”“Clone Yourself Today in Just 15 Minutes!”If you recognize these phrases you'll probably get spam email letter because those are the most common queries found in our email accounts. Because of the holidays such email letters are more frequent than at other time of year. Here are few tips of how to protect yourself from giving money to cyber criminals:1. Unsubscribe. Read more.
Work emails are more spammed than personal ones
By Gina on November 17, 2011 | Spam and email
Nowadays cybercriminals are choosing ways how to spread malware and viruses that they would have more benefit of it. It seems like they are choosing spreading phishing scams more than target specific emails. According to Rohyt Belani from CEO of phishing-awareness-training company PhishMe, spread phishing attacks have much bigger payoff for cybercriminals. R. Belani comments: „The kind of phishing attacks that are working now involve targeting specific employees at an organization. Read more.
Royal Mail is used by criminals to spread scams
By Gina on October 20, 2011 | Spam and email
New scam is circulating across the web. Reputable name of ‘Royal Mail’ is already used by cyber criminals to spread malware and mislead its victims. Rogue email message state that user has got a package which was hard to deliver because of its big size and weight. It seems like this message and email is harmless, but this counterfeit email letter has an attachment as well which contains Trojan horse within. By clicking on .zip file user is infected with a Trojan. Read more.
Email scam about “iPhone5GS”
By Gina on October 4, 2011 | Spam and email
Today, on October 4, Apple is going to have a conference in which it is expected to reveal new iPhone5GS. A rumor reached its peak and scammers have been already using this to make their victims fall for this scam.Malware creators released rogue email in which the new iPhone5GS is advertised and computer users are forced to click on a fake link into the email. This will lead you to Windows executable.Advertised iphone5.gif.exe file is hosted on a compromised server. Read more.
