Spam reached its lowest level in years last quarter, but malware surpassed security firm’s estimates for the year, says McAfee. Spam may be down, but cybercriminals are keeping busy launching more sophisticated attacks (PDF), according to McAfee’s latest Threats Report. Looking at 2011′s final quarter, McAfee found that spam hit…
Spam continues to dip but malware marches merrily on
Spam reached its lowest level in years last quarter, but malware surpassed security firm’s estimates for the year, says McAfee. Spam may be down, but cybercriminals are keeping busy launching more sophisticated attacks (PDF), according to McAfee’s latest Threats Report. Looking at 2011′s final quarter, McAfee found that spam hit…
TicketWeb issues second warning following fake Adobe spam hack
TicketWeb issued a second warning late last night following the weekend security breach by spammers purporting to offer an Adobe Acrobat upgrade. The online ticket seller, who acknowledged the breach of their email database on February 12, issued a statement advising customers not to click the link after they had…
Hackers target lonely hearts with Valentine’s spam and phishing scams
There are only a few days to Valentine’s Day. Those of you who are shocked by that revelation are prime targets for Valentine’s Day related spam and phishing attacks as hackers hope to catch you with your guard down for this day of romance. Messages targeting Valentine’s Day are expected…
Is Waledac spam dirtying the Russian 2012 elections?
Recently there have been several reports about the re-emergence of a botnet variant (Kelihos), which Symantec detects as W32.Waledac.C. The Waledac family is a threat that has been monitored by Symantec for many years and was featured in numerous blogs as well as a white paper. In the past, Waledac…
Facebook Sues Adscend Over Malware, Spam
The company says Adscend Media spread malware on the social networking site and stole users’ personal information. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Global spam declines as malware encounters pick up: report
Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN’s San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for…
Nokia fined for spam texts in Australia (Reuters)
Reuters – Australian regulators have fined Nokia, the world’s largest cellphone maker by volume, A$55,000 ($58,000) for spamming customers and said the Finnish company should change its text message (SMS) marketing. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
McAfee software bug could turn customers’ PCs into spam servers (Reuters)
Reuters – Anti-virus software maker McAfee warned that a flaw in one of its products could make customers’ PCs vulnerable to attacks in which hackers used their computers to distribute spam. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Man Receives Costly Spam Text Messages
The next time you get a spam text message on your cellphone, take a closer look. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security