Monthly Archives: November 2009

Fakealerts Target Black Friday Online Shoppers

November 27, 2009 – 1:00 pm

By Andrew Brandt Now that the turkey and pumpkin pie has settled, and everyone’s gotten a good night’s sleep, shoppers are busily hustling the Web for the best deals. I’ve been doing the same thing, and wanted to share some of my tips that may help you avoid becoming snared in the most prolific cyberscam [...]

By mguthrie09 | Posted in Blackhat SEO, Online shopping threats, Rogue Security Products, social engineering, Stupid malware tricks, Threat Research | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Fakealerts: Building a Better Mousetrap

November 25, 2009 – 10:48 am

By Andrew Brandt In general, the use of fakealerts – those bogus warnings that look like your PC has started some sort of antivirus scan on its own, then predict imminent doom if you don’t buy some snake oil product right this minute — is on the rise. Fakealerts constitute a particularly effective social engineering [...]

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Internet Security Trends – A Look Back at 2009, A Look Ahead to 2010

November 20, 2009 – 2:29 pm

By Gerhard Eschelbeck It’s been a busy year in Internet security — cybercriminals were crafty and creative while we security vendors worked hard to stay a step ahead. Let’s take a look back at the biggest security trends of 2009, and at predictions for what’s ahead in 2010. 2009 – The Year in Review Conficker. Targeted [...]

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Faux “Verified By Visa” Phishing Scam Targets Holiday Shoppers

November 18, 2009 – 10:49 am

By Andrew Brandt When you sign up for a credit card — even with one of those pre-approved applications — you still have to provide the bank with your name, address, mother’s maiden name, social security number, and a host of other personally identifiable information. Once the bank issues the card, it shouldn’t ever need [...]

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Phishing Scheme Targets E-Payment Rule-Maker, NACHA

November 12, 2009 – 10:18 am

By Andrew Brandt Coming on the heels of similar fraud schemes that targeted victims using the names of such familiar institutions as the FDIC, IRS, and HMRC, scammers are trying to get people to infect their own computer using a different organization’s name—one that is probably unfamiliar to most people. NACHA is a not-for-profit association [...]

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Rogues Mug Big Bird on his Birthday

November 4, 2009 – 12:48 pm

By Andrew Brandt In a move sure to raise the ire of Sesame Street fans everywhere, the black hat SEO gangs that have been manipulating Google results for the better part of the year have seized on a new target from which they’ve launched their current salvo of rogue antivirus guano. That’s right, the lovable, [...]

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Facebook Phishing Campaign Wants Your Passwords

November 2, 2009 – 1:22 pm

By Andrew Brandt Yet another new phishing campaign targeting users of Facebook struck over the Halloween holiday weekend. After scammers began filling inboxes last week with bogus “Facebook update” attachments, this weekend we saw a different group at work. Employing URLs with random domain names registered under the .eu top-level domain, the campaign looks similar to [...]

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