Spam
How to measure the biggest and most dangerous threats
Just about every security company publishes some sort of prevalence data - those little bar charts and top tens showing the most important and widespread threats. The raw data behind these easy-to-consume representations can be very useful to security experts and testers.
Outbreak! Fake Amazon UK emails spammed out, delivering malware
Although there has been increased talk recently on drive-by-downloads and compromised websites being used to deliver malware, it's worth remembering that email-based malware is far from dead.
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"Wire transfer canceled"? Watch out for spammed-out malware attack
If you've received an email in your inbox telling you that your wire transfer has been cancelled, take care - as it's the latest attempt by online criminals to infect the general public's Windows computers.
Would you let a spammer give you a root canal? Sure you would!
When someone contacts you entirely for their benefit, out of the blue, and pitches you a concept that is peculiar at best, and outright alarming at worst...
...you really do find yourself thinking, "Why? WHY? What can the sender POSSIBLY hope to get out of this?"
New incoming fax message is actually malware - be on your guard!
Computer users are warned to be on the lookout for messages in their email inbox, claiming to be an incoming fax.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
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Goodbye to spam, er, @spam, on Twitter...
Twitter and its users have perennial problems with spam, as a quick search of Naked Security will reveal.
So you might be surprised that the micro-blogging site's own Twitter identity for reporting spam, the easily-remembered account "@spam", has been killed off.
Warning! Hackers are exploiting Texas explosion news to spread malware
Once again, cybercriminals are leaping at the opportunity to take advantage of breaking news stories to spread malware.
Snapchat sexting spam - how to stop messages from Honey Crush 9 and her friends
Many Snapchat users complain that they were sent photos from scantily-clad women with names such as "Honey.Crush9" inviting them to join them in a Skype conversation.
Here's what happened, and how to stop it from happening again.
Seriously folks, you should know that Facebook warning about a virus *burning* your hard disk is bunk
Facebook users have been sharing a warning about a virus that "burns the entire hard disk".
It's nonsense, of course. When will people learn?
Sick malware authors exploit Boston Marathon bombing with Trojan attack
With sick inevitability, cybercriminals have exploited interest in the breaking news story of the explosions at the Boston Marathon by spreading malware.
Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
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Mali offers free .ML domains to anyone. What could *possibly* go wrong?
It's good news if you're a cybercriminal.
But probably not something that's going to do much good for one of the world's poorest countries.
Linkless Italian phishers quote Shakespeare in an attempt to defeat security products
O, frailty, thy name is insecure pet supply website operators...
Spammers think quoting Hamlet is a way to help them steal usernames and passwords - but they're wrong.
Facebook experiments with profiting from celebrity stalkers and spammers
Facebook plans to charge UK users as much as £10.68 to send messages to top-tier celebrities (think Olympic gold medallist diver Tom Daley or former children’s laureate Michael Rosen) in an effort to stamp out spam. And, well, you know, to make money.
German net users targeted by Skype email malware attack
SophosLabs has intercepted a malware attack, hitting many German internet users today, disguised as an email from Skype with the title "Wir haben Ihre Bestellung geliefert".
Bill Gates offers $5000 for Facebook sharing? It's just not that funny
Bill Gates may be a billionaire, but if he's going to splash his cash around he's got better things to do with it than give it to people who simply share a photo of him on Facebook.
Monday review - the hot 17 stories of the week
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A QQ-loving US soldier in Iraq is offering $120 to every reader of Naked Security
Apparently Sgt Jack Lenz is looking for a "loyal and trusting person".
Well, that's *us* - right?
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