Spam
Pope sued over sexual abuse and not wearing seatbelt? Fake CNN and BBC news alerts spread malware
Malware campaigns spammed out in the last 24 hours have pretended to be breaking news stories from the likes of CNN and the BBC.
Express Shipment Notification emails contain malware
Online criminals have spammed out messages, claiming to come from DHL Express International, that are designed to install malware onto the computers of unsuspecting PC users.
Malware poses as booking confirmation email from Welsh seaside hotel
Heads up folks!
A seaside hotel in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, has become the unwilling participant in a widespread malware attack spammed around the world. Don't be fooled into infecting your PC.
Chess CAPTCHA - a serious defence against spammers?
Spammers are told they have to solve a chess puzzle before they can leave junk messages.
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Germans bombarded in malware attack, shipment firm caught in crossfire forced to suspend email address
A hard-hitting malware attack is hitting German email inboxes, and causing a headache for an innocent shipment firm mentioned in the messages.
Malware attack poses as security warning from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
A cybercriminal attack uses the fear of vulnerabilities and malware infection to trick users into unwittingly compromising their Windows computers.
USA is number one! (...for spam)
USA! USA! USA! is back on top as the world’s leading spam-relaying country.
See what other countries top our 'dirty dozen' list and get the latest spam stats from SophosLabs.
SSCC 103 - Mandiant report, iOS coders owned, Twitter accounts hacked, and more...
Have your joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?
Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 103, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.
Oxford University blocks Google Docs because of phishing attacks.. for 2.5 hours
Flooded with phishing attacks, which staff and students were falling for, the IT team at Oxford University blocked access to Google Docs - hoping to wake up users to the threat..
Would such a technique work in your organisation?
Jeremy Clarkson falls foul of bodyfat spammers on Twitter, vows to kill hackers
The controversial presenter of BBC's "Top Gear" programme, has had his Twitter account compromised by spammers... and he wants his revenge.
"STOP CONTACTING THOSE B*!%£RDS"
Although you may not be duped by email scams, it's perfectly possible that you know someone elderly or vulnerable who might be. Always be on the lookout on their behalf, as a surprising number of easily exploited people have become financial victims in the past.
Pope Benedict XVI to resign - Twitter sex spammers exploit breaking news story
Within seconds of the news breaking that Pope Benedict XVI was to resign, spam began to appear on Twitter taking advantage of the story.
Acai Berry fake news website operators fined millions of dollars by FTC
The firm behind fake websites such as "News 6 News Alerts," "Health News Health Alerts," or "Health 5 Beat Health News" has had to cease its deceptive operations after it was fined by the FTC.
CAN-SPAM spammers with a sense of humor
SophosLabs researcher Richard Wang ran into a unusual opt-out disclaimer earlier today in an email message. It would appear that this spammer has a sense of humor and is polite to boot!
Arsenal Lotto scam spammed out via PowerPoint file
Scammers use desperate measures in their attempt to trick you into believing you have won a lottery run by Arsenal Football Club.
Hard to believe, but Viagra spam like this must actually work
Not all cybercriminal activity is sophisticated.
It doesn't have to be clever in order to earn money for the bad guys. If you never buy goods promoted via spam, life becomes much harder for the spammers. And maybe they'll have to find something else to do with their time.
Spam of the Day - "lovely girl seeks Skype contacts for welding machine hookup"
We probably shouldn't say anything that sounds even slightly positive about any of of the zillions of messages that pour into our spam collection every hour.
But sometimes it's hard to resist thinking, "That's got to be the Spam of the Day."
Backdoor Trojan disguised as flight confirmation email hits German internet users
German internet users should be on their guard today, after malware was widely spammed out posing as a flight confirmation from Lufthansa.
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Google Glass pre-order scammers set up shop on the web
Do you want to be one of the first people to get your hands on Google's internet-enabled Glass technology?
If so, be careful to keep an eye open for scammers and spammers.