iCloud Used as Lure in New Phishing Attack – Softpedia
Apple’s upcoming cloud service, iCloud, which will allow users to sync and store their media files, email, contacts, calendars, bookmarks, notes, to-do lists and other data between devices, is being used as lure in a new phishing attack. According to …
Gmail Users Still Targeted in Chinese Spear Phishing Attacks – Softpedia
Security researchers warn that spear phishing attacks targeting the personal Gmail accounts of people working for the military, government agencies or contractors, continue. “Once compromises happen and are covered in the news, they do not disappear and …
Twitter Phishing Attack Uses Weight Loss Video Lure – Softpedia
Security researchers warn of a new phishing attack on Twitter luring users with messages about their weight that claim to include a link leading to a video. The messages are sent from compromised accounts via Twitter’s direct message feature and read …
Google AdWords Account Owners Targeted in New Phishing Attack – Softpedia
Security researchers from Belgian email security company MX Lab warn of a new email phishing campaign that targets Google AdWords customers. Fake emails intercepted by the company pose as official notifications from the Google AdWords service and bear a …
Frequent Flyers Targeted by Phishers – Softpedia
Security researchers warn that frequent flyers are increasingly targeted in phishing attacks and that accumulated air miles have become a currency on underground markets. According to Kaspersky Lab expert Fabio Assolini, multiple phishing attacks targeting …
DNS Cache Poisoning Used in Brazilian Phishing Attack – Softpedia
Security researchers from cloud security provider Zscaler have detected a phishing attack that used DNS cache poisoning to direct victims to a spoofed banking website. The unusual attack was detected in Brazil and targeted customers of Banco Santander …
Mobile Phishing Attacks Use Fake WAP Pages – Softpedia
Security researchers from Symantec have spotted phishing attacks that target mobile users and make use fake WAP pages for popular services. Mobile phishing is not very widespread at the moment, but the number of attacks continues to grow due to the …
High-Quality Phishing Attack Abuses Facebook App IFrames – Softpedia
Security researchers have come across a very well executed phishing attack in which the rogue form is displayed through a Facebook app iframe. Since February, Facebook allows developers to load third-party content into app pages through iframes, a feature …
Romanian Authorities Dismantle Phishing Gang – Softpedia
Romanian authorities have arrested nine individuals believed to be part of a phishing gang that used hacked accounts to make bids on fake online auctions. Prosecutors from the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT …
Lloyds TSB Customers Targeted in New Phishing Attack – Softpedia
A new phishing campaign is targeting customers of Lloyds TSB with fake emails carrying rogue attachments that claim to come from the bank’s security team. The emails try to lure in victims by suggesting they have to receive money through their subject that …
