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PDF invoices may cost more than you expect
Misspelled invoice email claims to be looking for payment but steals confidential information instead.
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June 2, 2014
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Energy Bill Spam Campaign Serves Up New Crypto Malware
Everyone hates getting bills, and with each new one it seems like the amount due just keeps getting higher and higher. However, Symantec recently discovered an energy bill currently being emailed to people that will hit more than just your bank account.
May 14, 2014
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Spam Campaign Spreading Malware Disguised as HeartBleed Bug Virus Removal Tool
At the beginning of April, a vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptography library, also known as the Heartbleed bug, made headlines around the world. If you haven’t heard of the Heartbleed Bug, Symantec has published a security advisory and a blog detailing how the Heartbleed bug works. As with any major news, it is only a matter of time […]
February 5, 2014
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Paul Walker’s Death Used to Spread Personalized Trojan Horses
It was only a few months ago that Paul Walker that left us in a fiery car accident. These days it is common for spammers and malware writers to use a celebrity’s death to spread malware. In this case, it started with emails with links to a video of Paul Walker’s car on fire, but […]
November 21, 2013
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Fake AV Software Updates Are Distributing Malware
A new clever way of social engineering spam is going around today that attempts to trick users into running malware on their computers. The methods malware authors are using include emails pretending to be from various antivirus software companies with an important system update required to be installed by the end user, along with attaching […]