Archive for 'Threats'

Facebook chat phishing attempts

The Trend Labs Malware Blog run by security firm Trend Micro is reporting of phishing attempts coming from friends when chatting on Facebook. The following message pops up in the chat window: Hello *******, what are you doing in this video??? LOL No comment! http://apps.facebook.com/frienddi?sfgs1 Clicking on the link leads users to a Facebook phishing [...]

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McAfee warns of bogus VirusScan trail version

A new variant of the Bredolab Trojan is spreading via email with the following characteristics: Subject: “McAfee VirusScan Plus” Message body: “Download a FREE 30-day Trial of MCAfee VirusScan Plus and Be Automaticaly Entered to Win. Installation file attached” McAfee has been quick to point out that they never send setup files for their products [...]

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Hackers profit from phished iTunes accounts

Over the weekend, news reports of “hacked” iTunes accounts used to purchase worthless apps surfaced. And since there was no evidence nor report of an iTunes App Store data leak, it is most likely that individual iTunes user credentials were stolen via phishing attacks. What’s interesting about this incident is it doesn’t involve any malicious [...]

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