Symantec launches massive ‘Android malware’ scare campaign — extreme caution … – Computerworld (blog)
TechWeekEurope UK Symantec launches massive 'Android malware' scare campaign — extreme caution …Computerworld (blog)Even Lookout, an Android security software vendor that usually throws the term "Android malware" around every chance it gets, is countering Symantec's claims. In a blog posted on its website, Lookout echoed the above-mentioned points, noting that the …'Androidophobia' Hits the Web [...]
Telstra Bigpond Customers Targeted in Campaign
Australia’s largest telecoms company, Telstra, recently suffered a data breach which may have left its Bigpond customers exposed. Cybercriminals who want to profit from the unfortunate situation have started sending emails to customers, advising …
New Steam Phishing Campaign Spotted – Softpedia
Security researchers from Sophos warn that Steam users are being targeted in a new phishing attack which produces fake emails threatening them with account suspension. The emails bear a subject of ” Warning! Your steam account will be suspended? ” and have …
New Phishing Campaign Targets ‘First Data’ Merchant Accounts – Softpedia
Researchers from email security vendor AppRiver warn about a phishing campaign that targets merchant accounts from a payment processing vendor called First Data. It the pool of phishing attacks targeting online banking accounts, credit card information …
New Phishing Campaign Targets Netflix Users – Softpedia
Security researchers from Trend Micro warn of a phishing campaign targeting Netflix customers, which produces emails claiming their accounts were suspended. The rogue emails cite credit card problems and instruct users to log into their accounts via the …
Chase Merchant Customers Targeted in New Phishing Campaign – Softpedia
Security researchers warn of a new email phishing campaign targeting customers of JPMorgan Chase’s payment processing and merchant services, Chase Paymentech. According to researchers from messaging security company AppRiver, the emails began hitting …
New PayPal Phishing Campaign in Circulation – Softpedia
A new wave of PayPal phishing emails carrying a fake form allegedly intended for account information update purposes, has been hitting people’s inboxes since yesterday. The rogue emails purport to come from “PayPal.com” and bear a subject of “Your …
Spear phishing campaign targeted e-mail marketers and their customers – Help Net Security
For months now, a massive spear phishing campaign has been targeting employees of over 100 e-mail service providers, with the goal of compromising their computers and those of marketing companies that handle campaigns for the biggest and best-known brands …
Aggressive USAA Phishing Campaign in Circulation – Softpedia
A new aggressive phishing campaign targets USAA customers via emails, that pose as important notifications from the financial services provider. According to Gary Warner, director of research in Computer Forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham …
A Campaign About Computer Security, Couched in Plain English – New York Times
IN recent weeks, drivers on Route 7 near Minneapolis may have noticed something unusual: once a week, a painting crew has been hoisted up to repaint a section on the left side of a billboard, from green one week to red the next and finally to blue. “Paint Dr
