Last month, we warned you about a rise in tech support scam pop-ups primarily affecting Windows where severe virus warnings often…
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Some Phishy Football Antics…
This isn’t exactly like saying Candyman 5 times into a mirror, but it’s still quite the dangerous invocation: The bot alternates…
IRS phone scammers double up their efforts for the holidays
It might not be tax season yet, but Internal Revenue Service impersonators are hard at work scamming people during the holiday…
Known Diet Scam Targets Philippine Buyers on Facebook
[Updated, Dec 8, 2014, 8:21PM] We recently found another variant of this scam campaign, which appears to cater to a much wider audience…
Black Friday: deal or no deal
Earlier this week, we warned our users about Black Friday and Cyber Monday security threats. Spammers and scammers have risen to…
“Personality Type” App Doing the Rounds on Tumblr
We’re seeing a fair bit of activity over on Tumblr right now, in relation to a “personality type” app in circulation….
Tech Support website infects your computer before you even dial in
If you ever need help with your computer you may be interested in remote tech support. As we have written many…
NatWest Phish: “Last Notice Regarding your Account”
If you’re a NatWest banking customer, be wary of the following email which leads to a phishing page. The email paints…
New Online Ebola Alert Tool is Anything But
Update [10/30/2014 1:06PM GMT]: We found the website called ebola(dot)events, which appears similar to ebolawarnings(dot)com. Upon visiting the dot events site, however, it…
More Free Facebook Hacking Sites Surface Online
Four months ago, I unmasked a Facebook “hacking” service called FBSniffing and how it really doesn’t really “hack” but instead sign in users to a mobile…