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- Biofuel fraud exposes some big names
- A court has awarded over $10-million in damages for fraud perpetrated by Cello, a biofuel company. If you've read Anthony Trollope's THE WAY WE LIVE NOW you could have predicted something like this. Scams are as old as the stock market. If you follow any current headlines you...
- Tags: Biofuel, Fraud, Biofuel Fraud, Scams, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-04
- SPY Acts vs. CAN-SPAM: No difference
- Yesterday I wrote about cyber crime -- particularly as promulgated through email messages. This morning I read House Approves Second Anti-Spyware Bill. The bill is officially called H.R. 1525: Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007 and commonly known as the I-SPY Act. It follows H.R. 29 [109th]: Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber...
- Tags: Spyware, Spam, Security, Scams, Phishing, Legislation
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- Cyber crooks: They're out to get you...
- Internet users can receive a cash reward for forwarding messages to test a Microsoft/AOL e-mail tracking system. THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REALSubject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on GOOD MORNING AMERICA!!!! It was on the news! Kathy South Alcoa - EHS Maintenance...
- Tags: Spam, Security, Scams, Phishing, Email
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
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- Michael Jackson's death themed malware campaigns spreading
- The sudden death of Michael Jackson quickly opened a window of opportunity for cybercriminals to capitalize on. With a malicious spam campaign, blackhat SEO search results poisoning which is serving scareware within the first 100 search results for Michael Jackson's death, and an opportunistic participant in Zango...
- Tags: Malware, Social Engineering, Spam, Michael Jackson, Malware Campaign, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Running Microsoft Security Essentials
- Running Microsoft Security EssentialsI suspect "primitive" was the pointMS has to be able to defend this to the EU. By pointing out that this is meant to be a very basic package and that 3rd party AV vendors can show that, for money, they offer a better product, then everyone...
- Tags: Performance management, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Running Microsoft Security Essentials, Running, MSE, performance
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Can open source police open source?
- When a proprietary code base becomes popular, its owner brings in the cash necessary to defend their position in court. This is not automatic in the open source world, which thus remains vulnerable to small time scams. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Payola bloggers, FTC is watching you
- Payola bloggers, FTC is watching youFTC Watching BlogsI might be out of touch in a way but from the exposures to blogs that I have had, periodically and infrequent, I haven't seen anything in any of them to make me think they're of any use to anyone except the gullible....
- Tags: Blogging, blogger, FTC, Payola blogger, Payola
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreading
- Researchers from Computer Associates (NASDAQ:CA) and Sophos are reporting on three currently active malware campaigns using fake Microsoft patch themes as a social engineering tactic to spread over email. The first one is spreading as an "Important Windows XP/Vista Security Update" and is offering a bogus Conficker...
- Tags: Patch Management, Malware, Social Engineering, Microsoft Corp., Malware Campaign, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Viruses And Worms, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Visual IP Trace 5.0a (Windows)
- Trace and report hackers, investigate web sites with Visual IP Trace. Knowing where a suspect intruder is located, where a malicious e-mail originated, or validating the location of a Web site is key information to identify security threats, track and report abusers. Visual IP Trace's unique IP address location technology...
- Tags: Web, IP, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Visualware, Visual IP Trace, Network Technology, Web Site Development, Networking, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-18
- Understanding Victims: Six Principles for Systems Security
- The success of many attacks on computer systems can be traced back to the security engineers not understanding the psychology of the system users they meant to protect. It examined a variety of scams and "Short Cons" that were investigated, documented and recreated for the BBC TV programme The Real...
- Tags: University Of Cambridge, Security
- White papers 2009-06-11
- Trend Smart Surfing 1.0 (Mac)
- Trend Smart Surfing for Mac protects your identity and personal data from malicious threats when you shop, bank, or surf online. Enjoy online freedom with the built-in protection of Trend Smart Surfing, which blocks IM and email links that lead to dangerous websites, protects against phishing scams that can trick...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Trend Micro Inc., IM, Threat, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Cyberthreats, Instant Messaging, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing
- Software downloads 2009-06-10
- TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Hosted Filtering Is Now Forefront Online Security for Exchange (Level 200)
- Forefront Online Security for Exchange consists of layered technologies to actively help protect businesses' inbound and outbound e-mail from spam, viruses, phishing scams, and e-mail policy violations. The presenter of this webcast will shed light on the integration of Forefront Online Security for Exchange with Forefront Security for Exchange Server...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, E-mail, Phishing, E-mail Servers, Cyberthreats, Groupware, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-06-09
- Cut. Scan. Read.
- Cut. Scan. Read.i dunno man.there's something about destroying books that makes me queasy. i know you're not destroying the information... but it's a visceral response, i guess.My biggest issueRight now when I fly, or when the power goes out, I have a book in my lap, reading comfortably by natural...
- Tags: natural light, eInk
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Attachment Spam - The Latest Trend: Spammers Using Common File Formats as Attachments for Pump and-Dump Scams
- This white paper explains what makes spam such an unbearable problem and how spamming tactics are evolving daily to beat anti-spam software. In the space of two months, spammers have switched from image spam to using PDF, Excel and ZIP file attachments. By using these attachments to send images instead...
- Tags: Spammer, GFI Software Ltd., Spamming, Spam, Cyberthreats, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2009-06-05
- 419 scammers using NYTimes.com 'email this feature'
- What do Burkina Faso and the New York Times have in common? As of recently, a peak of 419 scams promising you the Moon and asking you for advance-fees via emails sent through the NYTimes.com's 'email this feature' in order to successfully bypass anti-spam filters. The tactic...
- Tags: New York Times Co., E-mail, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Inside the botnets that never make the news - a gallery
- If you ever wanted to take an inside view of targeted-botnets primarily run by novice cybercriminals sometimes utilizing outdated, but very effective methods - this ZDNet photo gallery is for you. It offers an inside view of those "beneath the radar" botnets that never make the news....
- Tags: Spamming, Cybercriminal, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- Protect yourself from vishing attacks
- Protect yourself from vishing attacksIf I have to call Bank of America...I will just go to Bank of America and tell them that I'm hearing impaired and get my problem solved from there.Will that minimize vishing attacks if I go to Bank of America, provided if the representitives does not...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, car, phone, attack, Bank of America Corp., credit card
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- A tragic tale of cyber crime: This could be your mom
- A tragic tale of cyber crime: This could be your momMcAfee, rightWould have been better comming from a non security / software company.RE: A tragic tale of cyber crime: This could be your momUnfortunatly this story rings all to clear to me. A very close friend whoat the time was...
- Tags: tragic tale, tale
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- A tragic tale of cyber crime: This could be your mom
- Security firm McAfee showed me a documentary it had commissioned as part of an educational program teaching people about scams that owe more to social engineering than to technology such as stealing passwords. The documentary was made by director Seth Gordon and it tells the story of...
- Tags: Mom, Credit Card, E-mail, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Mortgages, Online Communications, Sales, Finance, Capital Structures, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Cybercriminals promoting malware-friendly search engines
- The cybercriminals behind the ongoing blackhat search engine optimization attacks hijacking swine flu related queries in order to serve scareware, have re-introduced an old social engineering tactic - the use of fake and malware friendly search engines. Researchers from PandaLabs have recently uncovered a similar malicious search...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Google Inc., Search Engine, Malware, Cybercriminal, Search, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
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