Spam and email
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.
Spam still used for compromising organizations
By Gina on September 27, 2011 | Spam and email
It is not surprising that spam emails may be a hint in a bigger breach of data that was done in December 2010 of the Atlanta-based Silverpop Systems. Back then there were numerous emails that compromised 100 big companies and then used to organize phishing campaigns.This was the best example of how cyber criminals use bunch of spam emails in spreading malware and other infections. Read more.
Spam email that may crash your computer
By Gina on September 6, 2011 | Spam and email
Malware warfare has been widely spread over the last couple of days. Spam emails are bombarding users’ inboxes with numerous subject lines and various attachments. The main theme of all such emails is sleazy slutty language which gains to trick men open an attachment. All these kind of emails claim they come from so called “dating” websites. As it is said that subject of an email may vary but all these emails contain malware that were discovered by Sophos. Read more.
Rogue email targets Facebook users
By Gina on August 24, 2011 | Spam and email
Facebook users are victims of scammers once again. They are targets of fake emails are spreading very fast. Users are getting rogue emails that are supposedly coming from Facebook page. A click on the suggested „Confirm Friend Request“ button redirects user to rogue Facebook page which states victims Macromedia Flash Player is too old to continue and it offers to download the latest version of the tool. This download leads user to malware which is a Zbot variant. Read more.
Be careful of spam email that uses Twitter title
By Gina on June 21, 2011 | Spam and email
It is not very surprising that spammers will not give up creating new ways of making computer users lose their vigilance and fall for scams that may lead to data loss, fraud and etc.The latest spam email is supposedly from Twitter that warns users their accounts were suspended. For further actions they ask you to re-verify your account by giving your details and other personal information. An email reads:Subject: Account SuspensionTwitter is currently upgrading at this time. Read more.
