We’ve recently encountered quite a few pop-ups saying our Android device is infected. These sites aren’t ones we’d expect to see…
Tag: scam
Tech support scammers spam YouTube with robot-like warnings
If you have been following our blog, you certainly know how much we despise the fake tech support scams. In a…
Fake HMRC Tax Refund Mail Goes Phishing
If you pay taxes in the UK, please be aware that scammers are currently sending fake HMRC tax refund attachments via…
Facebook Survey Scam Promotes Nicki Minaj Sextape
Researchers at CyberWarZone found information about a new Facebook scam involving singer Nicki Minaj and a supposed sextape. Facebook scams have…
Scammers Pose as Anti-Virus, Go Figure
“Yup … you’ve got the hacker bug trojan virus, that’ll be $300” The latest ruse put on by phone scammers is…
Money Mules, If it looks too good to be true…
It is a sad state of affairs, but email is still a viable attack vector for the bad guys, and today…
Phone Scammers Take A Move From The Ransomer’s Playbook
It didn’t seem too long ago everyone was aware of common scams, from Phone Scammers trying to sell you premium Microsoft…
Tech Support Scams: Coming to a Mac near you
You may be familiar with cold calls where someone pretending to be from Microsoft is telling you that your computer is infected…
Fake shopper scam recruits money mules
One of the few criminal requirements that transcends time and the physical/cyber realm is the need for money mules, or a…
Cryptolocker ransomware: what you need to know
Update 06/02/2014: Today the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an effort to disrupt the Gameover Zeus Botnet. In addition to this…