Social Nets Put Your Privacy at Risk

March 30, 2010 – 12:01 am

By Mike Kronenberg Attention Facebook and Twitter users: You’re still at risk. Last year, our survey found that lots of people using social networking sites were taking the risk of financial loss, identity theft, and malware infection. Have things gotten any better? Well, the answer is yes but, unfortunately, not better enough — and potentially [...]

By Mike | Posted in phishing, social engineering, social networks | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Spammers Pushing Rogues Infiltrate Google Groups

January 8, 2010 – 10:42 am

By Andrew Brandt Spammers hawking “fun videos” have been worming their way into Google Groups, the global message board Google built on the skeleton of the old Usenet network. Only, the pages the spammers point victims to, which don’t actually contain videos, come with a nasty surprise: Rogue antivirus apps. The attacks began late last [...]

By mguthrie09 | Posted in Rogue Security Products, social engineering, Stupid malware tricks | Tags: , | Comments (1)
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