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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:00:14 +0000
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| We take a look at a World of Warcraft phish doing the rounds which could stand to do a spot of updating where it’s branding is concerned. Categories: Tags: battleblizzardphishphishingworld of warcraft |
The post World of Warcraft phish campaign lures victims with free pet appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:26:26 +0000
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| Several Saudi Arabia organizations are being targeted in a new spear phishing campaign. Categories: Tags: anti exploitphishingsaudi arabiaspear phishing |
The post New targeted attack against Saudi Arabia Government appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:00:27 +0000
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| This post looks at a recent SMS phishing scam for the RBC bank and a tool the attackers may have used to bulk send fraudulent SMS messages. Categories: Tags: Bank of MontrealBMOphishingRBCRoyal BankSendroidsms |
The post SMS phishing for the masses appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:37:07 +0000
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| With news of another so-called Fappening (nude photos of celebrities distributed without permission) doing the rounds, it was inevitable that scammers would look to take advantage. We’ve already seen message board aficionados warn others of dodgy download links and random Zipfiles claiming to contain stolen nude photos and video clips, but today we’re going to look… Categories: Tags: amazonappfappeningPaigespamsurveytwitter |
The post Twitter app spams Fappening bait and Amazon surveys appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:50:12 +0000
Tax-themed scams and social engineering attacks are as certain as (death or) tax itself. Every year we see these attacks, and 2017 is no different. These attacks circulate year-round as cybercriminals take advantage of the different country and region tax schedules, but they peak in the months leading to U.S. Tax Day in mid-April. Cybercriminals are using a variety of…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:56:42 +0000
When Sophos Phish Threat was released in January, we pointed out that: Email remains one of the most problematic sources of infection; and It’s the ordinary, well-meaning people who often let poisonous emails into their organizations. Phishing is an old problem, but news stories continue to show that people remain easy prey. New attacks, old tactics A recent […]
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000
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| What happens when a phisher decides to try and directly phish a security researcher on Twitter? This. Categories: Tags: DMphishphisherphishingtwitter |
The post How not to phish a security researcher on Twitter appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:55:56 +0000
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| We quickly shakedown a 419 spam mail currently in circulation. Categories: |
The post “Federal Ministry of Agriculture” 419 spam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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