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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 758 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: hmrc data debacle bait phishing lure comments Discuss  
Poetic justice restricts success of feeble ruseA phishing attack targeting victims of the HMRC data loss debacle has been spotted on the net. The bogus emails offering recipient the false opportunity to claim a tax refund of £215 from the UK Government over the potential exposure of confidential data. The email contains a web link to a suspect site, reports security firm McAfee, which spotted the ruse.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 572 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: scumbags punt trojan baby kidnap lure comments Discuss  
A new lowWith a sick email malware campaign, pond dwelling scumbags are claiming to have kidnapped the children of would-be targets of infection.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 550 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: brad pitt named malware lure comments Discuss  
Movie star Brad Pitt has shoved Paris Hilton off the top of a list neither will have coveted being on. A fan entering Pitt's name in a search engine now has a startling one in five chance of finding a malware-hosting site instead, says McAfee. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 545 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: million dollar burnout features malware lure comments Discuss  
Fake robbery footage punts rogue security appFirst it appeared as an art project. Now, over a decade later, it's back from the dead as a malware lure.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 369 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: malware attack geolocation lure victims comments Discuss  
The Waledac botnet is luring victims to a fake Reuters site with stories about terrorist attacks. In a twist, the rogue site uses the geo-location of the victim to customize the story to make it appear as though the attack is happening locally. - The minds behind the Waledacbotnet are using the physical location of victims machines in a scheme tolure them with false news reports.The e-mails, whichhave subject lines like quot;Why did it happen in your city?” claim that18 people have been killed in an ex read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 352 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: conficker scareware scammers symantec lure comments Discuss  
Scammers are using Symantec's name as part of a ploy to lure those panicked by the Conficker worm into buying fake anti-virus. Meanwhile, vendors such as IBM are stating the number of infections may be higher than they thought. - Scammers are continuing their efforts to exploit public fearsover Conficker, this time with promises of protection via a productmade to look similar to Symantecs Norton Antivirus 2009.Attackers have been blastingout e-mails that mention the names of Symantec executives talkin read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 338 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: malware sms tool lure comments Discuss  
Two threats prey on SMS users, one as blackmail and the other as a trick to install malware. - A new quot;ransomware quot; threat described by Symantec uses SMS as part of the scheme. Meanwhile, according to F-Secure, the Waledac botnet is pushing fake programs that supposedly let you monitor other people's SMS messages.The ransomeware threat is in Russian and identified by Symantec as Tro... read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 206 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: apple snow leopard lure trojan comments Discuss  
Trend Micro finds a malware campaign that ropes in victims by offering free copies of Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard. What users really get is a DNS-changer Trojan. - Apple plans to release Mac OS X 10.6, aka SnowLeopard, on Aug. 28, and cyber-criminals have taken notice.A number of rogue sites have popped up offeringfree copies of the latest version of Apple's operating system. Researchers atTrend Micro are reporting that accessing these malicious sites ... read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 55 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn china hacks lure targeted attacks comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:28:59 -0600 (CST)http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9147458/China_hacks_used_as_lure_for_more_targeted_attacks?taxonomyId=17By Jaikumar VijayanComputerworldJanuary 22, 2010Malicious hackers have begun using the recent cyberattacks against Google and more than 30 other companies as lures for launching even more targeted attacks, security firm F-Secure said in a blog post today.The company reported spoofed e-mails purporting to contain read more »
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