We recently encountered certain phish pages targeting the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a Fortune 500 financial company that offers banking,…
Month: September 2014
Malvertising hits ‘The Times of Israel’ and ‘The Jerusalem Post’, redirects to Nuclear Exploit Kit
The Times of Israel is a popular online newspaper available in several different languages with a majority of readers from the…
Malicious activity observed in new Top-level domains
While the term top-level domain (TLD) may not be familiar to some, it is a core part of the Domain Name…
Magazine Photoshoot Leak Leads to Installs / Surveys
A fresh celebrity leak brings new scams, as private shots taken of actress Ellen Adarna related to an upcoming Esquire magazine…
Large malvertising campaign under way involving DoubleClick and Zedo
Earlier today, we warned people that both The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post were affected by a malvertising attack….
Steam Threats: What They Are and What You Can Do to Protect Your Account
UPDATE [9/24/2014 6:38AM] The Steam user in question has reached out to us via Twitter to report that another scammer contacted him, using…
Steer Clear of Fake “Euromillions Lottery” Email
If you see a missive in your mailbox called “Winning notification”, think twice before filling it in and replying. It’s a classic 419…
Rogue E-Books Could Pose Threat to Amazon Accounts
It seems there’s an issue for Amazon Kindles owners should be aware of and take appropriate steps to avoid. A security researcher discovered malicious…
The “Kevin the Game Dev” Tumblr Spam Run
Say hello to “Kevin“. He can’t help but send multiple spam comments to Tumblr users, asking them to try a game…
A Week in Security (Sept 07 – 13)
Here’s a review of last week’s posts on Malwarebytes Unpacked: Top news stories: Stay safe! The Malwarebytes Labs Team