Spam
Most targeted attacks are typically carried out by attackers via social engineering. Email is one of the known entry points of attackers.
Read moreJust days before Christmas we observed a surge in spammed emails that take take advantage of the widely celebrated event. One of the recent spam attacks we saw contained a malicious document entitled “Christmas Offers”.
Read moreHolidays, personalities, disasters - all these are regular targets of cybercriminals. Once something new or something big is known to the public, cybercriminals find ways to use these in their regular scheming.
Read moreThe G20 Summit in Australia is the latest topic to be used in spammed messages. We encountered emails that urged recipients to join a rally that supposedly intends to raise awareness about The human rights crisis in Tibet.
Read moreFair warning to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) customers using Bankline, RBS' Internet banking service. Our research show a recent spike in the number of spammed messages using RBS Bankline as subject and bait.
Read moreOn October 31, 2014 we observed spam mail that posed as an invoice notification and urge users to download a file from the link provided in the email. The downloaded file purported to be a .
Read moreThis health spam outbreak our engineers recently found features one of the most talked about disease today – the Ebola Virus. Exactly the same day when Texas Governor Rick Perry announced the formation of a 17-member task force in charge of the state’s readiness in dealing with the pandemic disease, spammers began to carry out spam campaigns alerting everyone about people being quarantined in Texas and how to stay safe including if Martial Law will be declared.
Read moreHave you ever received an e-mail that says they’re getting back to you regarding something that you have talked about before? To make it even more convincing, the follow-up e-mail asks you to open an attached file for you to review regarding that 'subject'. Beware of these mails - this is a classic social engineering tactic designed to get you infected with malware.
Read moreHealth spam that purports to be a public health announcement from the Environmental Services Department Disease Prevention and Control is making its rounds. This particular spammed email says that an accredited study confirmed that a type of milk is linked to cancer.
Read moreWe recently received different spammed messages which all contain links leading to malware. The first message pretends to be a hotel confirmation message with a link to download their “electronic hotel reservation.
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