December 27, 2011 - In a few days, the world will ring in the New Year with renewed hope for a bright future. Predictions are being made about what 2012 will bring, and unfortunately instead of focusing on the positive, many of them are (continue reading...) Read more
December 19, 2011 - Robert Stetson, one of our malware researchers at the AV Labs, found a new phishing scam in the wild. The scam arrives as an email that directs users to the URL, data-server(dot)host(dot)org/email/protect/chase/. (continue reading...) Read more
December 15, 2011 - While I share the reluctance of my colleagues to predict the future, I think there are some trends that can be classified as “reasonably likely to occur” in 2012. I make no promises, but here’s what I think we will (continue reading...) Read more
December 15, 2011 - Facebook fans of American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres have been targeted by a scammer posing as her manager, offering the chance to appear on the top-rated TV show. Read more
December 14, 2011 - Whether you approach the holiday travel season with dread or excitement chances are you will be carrying one or more mobile devices and looking for those last minute travel bargains. Naked Security's Lisa Vaas provides her advice on what to (continue reading...) Read more
December 9, 2011 - Google maintains a list of malicious URLs and phishing sites distributed through their Google Safe Browsing API. On December 12, version 1 was deprecated in favor of version 2. The API for version 2 (continue reading...) Read more
December 9, 2011 - The holiday season brings a flurry of email scams to inboxes everywhere. Be aware of these popular ones, so the CyberGrinches don’t steal your Christmas. Email Charity Scam The six weeks (continue reading...) Read more
December 9, 2011 - Police arrest four men and two women in connection with a scheme that stole over a million pounds from British students. Read more
December 7, 2011 - Spammers have used scare tactics in the past, notably during the swine flu outbreak in 2009. A similar spam campaign using scare tactics was observed during the weeks leading up to April 1, 2010 as an expansion of the (continue reading...) Read more
December 5, 2011 - Cybercriminals have widely spammed out an attack via email, posing as Amazon, in an attempt to trick users into handing over their credentials. Read more
December 1, 2011 - Received an email claiming that your Apple account's billing information is out of date? Don't allow phishers to steal your Apple ID! Read more
November 28, 2011 - Article contributed by Emily Liu, Symantec Security Response Technician Most of the Russian spam emails we usually encounter are about online advertising, product promotion, and training workshops. These spam emails typically are sent out unsolicited from free or hijacked personal email (continue reading...) Read more
November 25, 2011 - Have you received a notification claiming that your PayPal email address has changed? Spammed out messages attempt to steal personal information from PayPal users. Read more
November 23, 2011 - Watch out for shopping scams as the seasonal shopping frenzy ramps up over the US Thanksgiving weekend. Read more
November 23, 2011 - Facebook phishing emails are threatening to delete users’ Facebook accounts unless the victims pass along their account details within 24 hours. Read more
November 22, 2011 - The proposed SOPA law before the US Congress will not just restrict speech, it will make the internet less secure. Read more
November 21, 2011 - How does Symantec know it's the week of Thanksgiving? Because as the busiest travel day of the year day quickly approaches, the day just before Thanksgiving , there is a surge in fake email ticket confirmations that lead to viruses. Here (continue reading...) Read more
November 16, 2011 - Scumbags posts links on Facebook that can lead to malware infected websites, phishing forms, identity theft, financial losses, or worse. One hopes that all Facebook users have been warned about this by now, but how many have seen what these (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2011 - A wave of phishing emails targeting users of PayPal has been hitting mailboxes this weekend preying on your fear that someone has compromised your account. Read more
November 3, 2011 - Information technologies have evolved to a level at which the developers, programmers, and security specialists all know what they’re doing, and are able to produce products and services that work and are reasonably secure. Of course, there’s always room for (continue reading...) Read more