Spam
It could be said that it's still too early to even think about Christmas, but it seems that cybercriminals have another idea entirely. Recently we received samples of a malicious spam campaign making the rounds.
Read moreCybercriminals are always on the heels of anything popular, anything that can hook users. In this spammed message, cybercriminals use WhatsApp, an instant messaging app available for iOS and Android.
Read moreIn a predictable socially-engineered attack, cybercriminals took advantage of the iPhone5s launch through a phishing spam campaign. We found samples of the phishing spam itself, with these samples proclaiming that the reader's email has been randomly selected as a winner for a promotional event involving the latest Apple device.
Read moreWe found email messages pretending to be from Google Docs. The message attempts to lure users into a phishing site mimicking Google Docs (now known as Google Drive), a legitimate cloud storage service from Google.
Read moreCybercriminals are leveraging the mail courier, United Parcel Service (UPS) to deliver a backdoor on user systems. The spammed message bore the subject, NOTIFICATION - Package Delivery Confirmation and contained links to the tracking site and .
Read moreRecently, we've been receiving samples of spam campaigns leveraging the notorious Blackhole Exploit Kit. These spammed messages (which spoof official notifications from organizations such as Facebook, eBay and VISA), while harmless and sport no malicious attachments, do insist that readers click upon their links.
Read moreSpammers hopped on the royal baby bus to spread spam with Blackhole Exploit Kit (BHEK) links. Trend Micro researchers observed an increase in the number of spammed messages that are purported to be from the live blogging service ScribbleLive.
Read moreThe movie Ender's Game, based on a novel of the same name, did not escape cybercriminals' sights. Trend Micro researchers spotted Blackhole Exploit Kit spam campaign using the movie's name.
Read moreIndependence Day for the United States of America is here, or more commonly known as the Fourth of July. It's the day when the United States declared their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Read morePinterest has actively been used in different spam campaigns in the past - from basic phishing to complicated spam techniques incorporating salad words and invisible ink. Blackhole Exploit Kit (BHEK) spam campaigns have also been known to us for quite some time.
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