Category Archives: Online shopping threats

Buyer beware! Avoid spamvertised products and Web sites. Your credit card number is worth a lot to a criminal.

How phishers launch phishing attacks

January 23, 2012 – 7:27 pm

By Dancho Danchev Just like in every other industry, participants in the cybercrime ecosystem are no strangers to the concept of standardization. Standardization results in efficiencies, which on the other hand results in economies of scale. In this case, malicious economies of scale. Just how easy is it to launch a phishing attack nowadays? What tools, [...]

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‘Tis the season for mobile malware

November 18, 2011 – 11:25 am

By Armando Orozco You’ve heard of the “perfect storm”? Well, there may be one brewing in Android-land. We just wrapped up a study that revealed holiday shopping is about to go mobile—in a big way. Turns out, over two times more shoppers plan to buy gifts on their mobile device this year. Over two times [...]

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Thre@t Reply: “Online Shopping” | Part 2 of 2

May 9, 2011 – 9:06 am

In the second of a two-part series with Threat Research Analyst Grayson Milbourne, we answer a question about how to stay safe when shopping online. In the previous video, Grayson discussed how to identify a phishing page. In this episode, he continues his discussion by explaining how to tell whether the site you’re trying to purchase [...]

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Thre@t Reply: “Online Shopping” | Part 1 of 2

May 2, 2011 – 1:33 pm

In the latest Thre@t Reply video, Threat Research Analyst Grayson Milbourne answers a reader’s question about how to avoid being phished. The first step is to be able to identify whether you’re on the legitimate Web site you think you are, and if you’re not, what are the telltale signs that indicate you may be [...]

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Fishing for Phishers is a Full-Time Job

February 23, 2011 – 12:30 pm

By Ian Moyse, EMEA Channel Director We seem to take phishing attacks for granted these days, in much the same way that we’ve accepted spam as a natural, and inevitable, by-product of email. Some experts believe that one of the best solutions to thwart phishing attacks is end-user training, but I doubt training alone can [...]

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10 Threats from 2010 We’d Prefer Remain History

January 1, 2011 – 3:32 pm

By Andrew Brandt With 2010 finally behind us, and an unknown number of cyberattacks likely to come in the new year, I thought I’d run down a brief list of the malicious campaigns criminals pulled off last year that I’d really dread to see anyone repeat. Now that they’re in the past, they should stay [...]

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The Big Picture for 2011 Security Trends

December 13, 2010 – 12:01 am

By Gerhard Eschelbeck As 2010 winds down, I wanted to pull out the crystal ball and talk for a moment about where the security industry seems to be heading in the coming year, and where we anticipate threats and targets. Mobile platforms: If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you have either an iPhone, [...]

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Malware Threats: What Would Churchill Do?

November 3, 2010 – 4:24 pm

By Ian Moyse, EMEA Channel Director With Christmas fast approaching, (lest we forget the shops have kindly put all the Christmas goods out in September and early October again!) we can expect online attacks to increase as per their normal schedules, ramping up through the end of the year. With apologies to Sir Winston Churchill, [...]

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Five Reasons You Should Always “Stop. Think. Connect.”

October 4, 2010 – 9:27 am

By Andrew Brandt Today’s the official kickoff for National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the organizations supporting the event, including the National Cyber Security Alliance, the Anti-Phishing Working Group, and dozens of corporate citizens including Webroot, want you to protect your computer and your personal information. So they’ve come up with a three word campaign [...]

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A Cave Monster from Hell Wants Your Financial Data

August 20, 2010 – 3:50 pm

By Andrew Brandt A novel and pretty sneaky Trojan designed to steal financial data appeared on our radar screen last week. The Trojan, once installed on a victim’s computer, rootkits itself to prevent detection, then watches the victim’s browser for any attempt to connect to the secured, HTTPS login page of several online banks. When [...]

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