Scams


430 articles

Press One if by LAN, Two if by Sea

Press One if by LAN, Two if by Sea

Press One if by LAN, Two if by Sea

Aryeh Goretsky21 May 2012


Support Scam Poll

Support Scam Poll

Support Scam Poll

Internet Storm Center is running a poll on Fake Tech Support Calls, also the topic of a paper for VB 2012.

David Harley01 May 2012


Support Scammers (mis)using INF and PREFETCH

Support Scammers (mis)using INF and PREFETCH

Support Scammers (mis)using INF and PREFETCH

As well as misusing Event Viewer, ASSOC or a system CLSID, scammers hijack "prefetch" and "inf" to con victims into believing they have malware.

David Harley15 Mar 2012


Modern viral propagation: Facebook, shocking videos, browser plugins

Modern viral propagation: Facebook, shocking videos, browser plugins

Modern viral propagation: Facebook, shocking videos, browser plugins

Robert Lipovsky13 Mar 2012


Cybercrime, Cyberpolicing, and the Public

Cybercrime, Cyberpolicing, and the Public

Cybercrime, Cyberpolicing, and the Public

Security can't be purely the responsibility of the government, the police, the security industry, the ISPs, the public sector, private industry, or any permutation thereof.

David Harley14 Feb 2012


Facebook scam: the hours I spend...

Facebook scam: the hours I spend...

Facebook scam: the hours I spend...

Facecrooks has flagged a scam that has apparently already tricked 300,000 people into Liking a scam page.

David Harley24 Jan 2012


Anonymous and the Megaupload Aftermath: Hacktivism or Just Plain Ugly?

Anonymous and the Megaupload Aftermath: Hacktivism or Just Plain Ugly?

Anonymous and the Megaupload Aftermath: Hacktivism or Just Plain Ugly?

ESET Research20 Jan 2012


HTML/Scrinject: surfing for cheap thrills at XXXmas?

HTML/Scrinject: surfing for cheap thrills at XXXmas?

HTML/Scrinject: surfing for cheap thrills at XXXmas?

Do Xmas shopping and porn surfing account for a spike in Win32/Scrinject detections?

David Harley12 Jan 2012


Irish 419-er seeks Spanish Lady

Irish 419-er seeks Spanish Lady

Irish 419-er seeks Spanish Lady

ESET Ireland's Urban Schrott has found an Ireland-targeted 419 with a Spanish twist.

David Harley09 Jan 2012