Spam
Trend Micro received a sample email notification supposedly from the Federal Ministry of Finance of Malaysia. In the said message, recipients are informed that two gentlemen are claiming to be representatives of the recipients' fund amounting to $10.
Read moreSpammers are known to abuse significant world news for their malicious schemes. Similar spam campaigns include the death of Apple's Steve Jobs and Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi.
Read moreSpammers leverage the upcoming holiday seasons to potentially steal user information. Trend Micro researchers found spammed messages containing greetings for the holidays.
Read moreSpammed messages that leverage Black Friday and Cyber Monday are found in the wild. These spammed messages inform users on the various offers and discounts on software items and contain multiple links redirecting to a commerce website.
Read moreBlack Friday is one of the highly anticipated events in the United States, specifically among online shoppers, as it offers great discounts for popular items. Thus, it is not surprising that spammers use this event to spread their profiteering schemes.
Read moreTrend Micro received samples of an email message that poses as a letter from Reader's Digest India. It informs recipients that they are potential finalists of a supposed sweepstakes.
Read moreTrend Micro received a sample message that poses as a legitimate LinkedIn notification. Recipients may be fooled as the email looks legitimate and the visible links in the message body looks similar to those used by LinkedIn.
Read moreHoliday-themed threats are a staple in today's threat landscape. In particular, users should be on the lookout for spammed messages that leverage popular events.
Read moreAnother Philippine-based bank is being used in a phishing attack that was seen by Trend Micro researchers. The email message asks recipients to check their Philippine National Bank (PNB) online banking accounts for suspicious activity.
Read moreTrend Micro researchers recently received a mail notification that advertises the new Mozilla Firefox 8.0, purportedly from Mozilla Firefox.
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