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- You've got a spam out SMS! - Recently, SophosLabs researcher Onur Komili told about that he discovered a friend's post in Facebook with a screenshot of the text message. Later on, few of friends told they've got the same text message. May 10, 2012
- Be aware of Blackhole-laden spam - Recently, a Blackhole-laden spam campaign against US Airways passengers was launched by cybercriminals. It claims that people need to "view" their reservations by clicking on a provided link. April 5, 2012
- New wave of attacks threatens websites hosted by WordPress - Websense claim they have discovered a new, massive wave of attacks on websites using WordPress and other hosts by injecting a malicious code. Statistics show, that security of over 200.000 web pages has been compromised. March 8, 2012
- Attention! "Google pharmacy" spam is circulating online - Google's name is used for spammers again. This time hackers are trying to convince users that letters they are getting to their mailboxes are legitimate and are send from Google itself. March 7, 2012
- New year but the same security problems: Facebook's clickjacking scam spotted - Recently, a new Facebook fraud was detected which clickjacks curious users into a scam. The main moves this hoax do is that it tries to fool users into thinking that they are linked to a site where are full of videos that their friends supposedly liked. January 4, 2012
- iPhone 4S holiday scam - If you are looking for cheaper iPhone 4S you may be tricked if not vigilant because holiday season scam is on the web now. Be careful giving your credit card information online. Recently, new phishing scam was found which offers you a cheaper iPhone 4S th December 22, 2011
- Be careful! Facebook worm dropping malware - 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. November 30, 2011
- Will .bank domain enhance online banking security? - Surely, you have noticed a lot of different domains while browsing the internet. The most common is *.com as a shortening of 'commercial' because from the beginning addresses like this were intended for business. Also, there are .gov (for U.S. governmenta October 12, 2011
- The Kelihos botnet is down but Macs are still in danger - This week was big enough for Microsoft and Kaspersky because of the shutdown of the Kelihos botnet. It was widely discussed because Microsoft was able to initiate an individual defendant in their US court case this time. September 29, 2011
- Attention! Be careful of “Receipt for payment to Skype” phishing scam - A phishing scam against Paypal users was noticed which attempts to confuse its victims by sending fake email supposedly from Paypal. This rogue email asks users to confirm transaction information. August 25, 2011
- Rogue email targets Facebook users - Facebook users are victims of scammers once again. They are targets of fake emails that spreading very fast. Users are getting rogue emails that are supposedly coming from Facebook page. August 24, 2011
- Japan’s tragedy is already used by spammers - With this Japan tragedy and of all Earth people concern about this nation, spammers seem to be not concerned at all. They even try to use people’s vulnerability against themselves at this delicate time. March 16, 2011
- Kryogeniks gang in prison for Comcast hijack - Two men of Kryogeniks gang were sentenced for 18 months in prison for Comcast.com domain hijack. There third one, James Robert Black Jr., 21, was sentenced in August to four month in prison and made a pact to collaborate with FBI in trying to caught other September 28, 2010
- Google: Encrypted Search Engine Gets a New Domain - Finally Google moved its encrypted search engine to a new web address – encrypted.google.com. It may look like uncomfortable domain that differs from its original one but new domain gives organizations the option to block the site for their users without June 30, 2010
- Kraken Botnet’s Comeback - A Kraken botnet returning amused security researchers who thought that they already dismantled it last year. It seems like, notorious Kraken botnet has its heir and it also makes a huge damage to machines. This son-of-Kraken botnet has infected about 318, June 29, 2010
- The Rise of Rogue Anti-viruses - On Tuesday Google released its study report about malware spreading all over the Internet. The rise of rogue anti-virus programs shows that scammers use social engineering to get the parasite onto user's computer rather than get benefit of vulnerable soft April 28, 2010
- 4 European Banks are Targeted by New ZBOT - Trend Micro threat researchers announced about new Zbot variant, which targeting banking systems in Italy, England, Germany, and France. March 24, 2010
- Top 15 Most Abused TLDs in February 2010 - Avira recently released report about the most abused TLDs in February 2010. The main difference noticeable from January is that the .ru domain were used 64% often that January. This factor was the reason that .ru domains ended on the 3rd place in this top March 4, 2010
- Mariposa Botnet is Closed and Attackers Are Arrested - Spanish executive arrested three men that had Mariposa botnet under control. It is thought that Mariposa controlled 12.7 million computers over the world. March 3, 2010
- Microsoft's Final Battle Against Waledac Spam Bot - US federal judge let Microsoft to kill Waledac botnet, one of the Internet's worst sources of spam. Microsoft announced that 277 .com domains will be cut off with a court order. February 25, 2010
