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July 2015
SPAMfighter News 2015/7/31
Three Spammers Indicted Following a Penny-Stock Spam Attack
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara practicing in New York in Southern District lately declared an indictment against 3 cyber-criminals -Ziv Orenstein, Joshu.Samuel
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/31
Scam E-mails Pretend to be from Australia Post
Scammers are sending fake e-mails impersonating Australia Post to innocent netizens in attempts to make them pay against so-called parcel preservation,
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/29
South Korea, Major Client of Hacking Team for Spyware
According to recent revelations from leaked e-mails, South Korea, among other countries, was a buyer of spyware that Hacking Team a notorious Italian
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/29
Drones Imagined as Planting Spyware from Distance onto Targeted PCs
The Intercept in one fresh report by it tells how the government has thought of one fresh method to plant spyware onto end-users' PCs viz. with the help of
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/28
WikiLeaks’ Exposed Stratfor Trove Maligned with Malware
A system administrator Josh Wieder who recently visited WikiLeaks discovered malware laced into documents of the publicly exposed Stratfor, stated
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/28
TeslaCrypt Ransomware Wreaking Havoc in Indian Cities
Security experts have detected one fresh variant of TeslaCrypt an infamous ransomware compromising end-user's computer till he pays money demanded as
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/27
Windows XP No Longer Getting Security Support from Microsoft
Infections on Windows XP operating system of Microsoft will be heavily increasing since Microsoft has stopped providing security support for the OS by
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/27
Home Buyers in Monroe County Alerted about Online Scams
The DA (District Attorney) Office of Monroe County has issued an alert to citizens about one Internet scam aiming at people buying homes with the purchase
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/27
Fresh GamaPoS Malicious Program Disseminated through Andromeda Botnet
According to Trend Micro the security company, cyber-crooks are hunting PoS (point-of-sale) computers for contaminating with their fresh GamaPoS malware,
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/24
Wekby APT Rides Along With the Hacking Team Attack
Threatpost.com reported on 9th July, 2015 stating that the Wekby APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group involved in many targeted attacks against healthcare
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/24
South African ISP Charged with Enormous Fine Following Spam Activity
A South Africa (SA)-based ISP was recently charged with an enormous fine because it sent spam mails into the accounts of one private individual. The entity
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/24
E-mail Scam Targets Florida Lottery Patrons
The Tallahassee (Florida, USA) situated Florida Lottery has cautioned citizens that one fake lottery e-mail campaign has been launched wherein scamsters are
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/23
Evan Hotels Victimized through Security Breach
Timesofsandiego.com reported on 8th July, 2015 stating that popular Evan Hotels, operator of three hotels at San Diego, recently announced that a security
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/23
Data Hack Involving 24 Zoos in America Confirmed
For the 24 zoos across USA, there's been a computer hack affecting visitors with debit or credit cards during the past months, since according to an
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/23
An Estonian National Admits to Committing Cyber-Crimes
A national from Estonia named Vladimir Tsastsin, the key person in an enormous cyber-fraud campaign, which officials of law enforcement shutdown during
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/22
District Court Warns Locals about Scam Emails
Upnorthlive.com reported on 8th July, 2015 stating that the Grand Traverse County District Court (Michigan, US) has informed people about a scam which has
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/22
Cybereason Has Intercepted a New Ransomware Operation
Prnewswire.com reported on 8th July, 2015 stating that Cybereason, a security firm, recently announced the discovery of a massive ransomware operation which
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/22
Clovis News Journal Online Site Becomes Prey to Cryptowall Virus
The cnjonline.com website of Clovis News Journal, one broadsheet newspaper released on daily basis in Curry County's Clovis of New Mexico had to be
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/21
FBI Announces ‘Most Wanted Cyber-Criminals’ Updated List
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) recently included 5 more suspected cyber-criminals into a 'list of most wanted men' it compiled, including crooks
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/21
Botnet Surge to Follow From Leakage of ZeusVM
Security researchers are cautioning that there could be one fresh surge of botnets created with ZeusVM the banker Trojan since kits with which the malware
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/21
Bitdefender Intercepts Spam Campaigns Spreading Dyre
Security firm Bitdefender has discovered an international spam campaign distributing banking Trojan Dyre. Malware analysts of Bitdefender say that the
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/20
South Africans Targeted With Tax-themed Scam Emails
Fraudalert.co.za reported on 3rd July, 2015 stated that as South Africans gear up to file their taxes, the first round of phishing notifications are already
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/20
Scam E-mails, Fake Phone Calls Supposedly from Dauphin County Court Target Residents
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA situated Dauphin County Court's officers recently issued an alert for local inhabitants about 2 separate scams that criminals
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/20
Fake Sites Delivering Music Files get Numerous Daily Clicks
According to a security firm, fraudulent websites delivering malevolent .exe files pretending to be downloadable music files continue to victimize plentiful
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/17
Unknown Hackers Hack ‘Hacking Team’ Itself
Hacking Team, which sells spyware/surveillance programs across the globe to different government agencies, recently got hacked itself resulting in leakage
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/17
Researchers Intercepted a New Backdoor Called ‘Matsnu’
Blog.checkpoint.com reported on 2nd July, 2015 stating that researcher at security firm Check Point, Stanislav Skuratovich recently discovered a new malware
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/17
Philippines’ DOF Cautions Unwitting Internauts about Fake E-mails
Philippines' Department of Finance is cautioning its citizens for being vigilant of fake e-mails that solicit private, confidential details from unwitting
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/16
TorrentLocker Purveyors Now Concentrating on UK Internauts - Trend Micro
According to Trend Micro the security company, the file-encrypting ransom malware TorrentLocker's owners are shifting their campaign to Europe away from
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/16
Tax-Related Fake Websites Along with E-mails Yet Targeting Taxpayers, Cautions HMRC
According to a warning by the tax agency of UK namely HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs), online fraudsters have started attacking people entitled for
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/16
BitStamp Hacked by Phishing Attack - Report
Coindesk.com published news on 1st July, 2015 quoting a recent report as "six employees of bitcoin exchange Bitstamp were targeted by phishing attacks
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/15
Intel Discovers Top Ten Characters which can Compromise Online Security
Ibtimes.com reported on 30th June, 2015 stating that security firm Intel Security released a new study showing top ten comic characters that when searched
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/15
Cyberimpact - CASL Making Negative Impact on Businesses
Blog.exclaimer.com reported during fourth week of June 2015 stating that Cyberimpact, an email marketing firm, in its recent survey has found that the
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/15
CRTC Fines Porter Airlines for Violating the Anti-Spam Law
Globalnews.ca reported on 29th June, 2015 stating that Porter Airlines, a regional and well-known carrier with headquarter at Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/10
MERS Outbreak Being Leveraged by Cybercriminals - Trend Micro
Softpedia.com reported on 29th June, 2015 stating that cybercriminals are readily exploiting the news of the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/10
ESET Reports Iran Hit with State-Sponsored Online Spying Scheme During 2013
Bratislava, Slovakia-based ESET has just published a study about seemingly state-backed online spying software that was employed during 2013 for attacking
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/9
Spyware Spying Case Filed by Saanich Mayor Finally Closed
Saanichnews.com reported on 23rd June, 2015 stating that British Columbia Police Complaint Commissioner is closing the books on the complaints of Saanich
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/9
Clients Alerted about Malware Infections on Tactical Assault Gear Site
LC Industries, Inc., situated in North Carolina that runs Tactical Assault Gear's online site has been informing its large customer base regarding one
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/9
Businesses Find Tackling Bank Info-Stealing Malware a Hard Task -SecurityScorecard
SecurityScorecard a security outlet that concentrates on finding the danger of malware intrusion for companies lately published a research according to
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/8
Internet Search to Get Pirated Content Results in Installation of Adware -Zscaler
Zscaler the security company, which has been monitoring one campaign going on since long, has found that it so tricks users that they would install adware
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/8
Cybercriminals Exploit Unfortunate Death of Brazilian Musician - Symantec
Symantec.com published a report on 26th June, 2015 quoting a recent claim by Symantec as "The sudden and unfortunate death of 29 year old Brazilian
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/7
Phishing Grows as Compared to Social Media Lures - Proofpoint
Security firm Proofpoint says that cyber-criminals have adapted their phishing campaigns rapidly over the last year leaving social media lures in favor of a
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/7
Asda Cautions Buyers about Scam E-mails
Asda, a chain of supermarkets in Britain under the ownership of an American, headquartered at Asda House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom recently
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/6
Operators of Winnti APT Group Moving Ahead of Gaming Sector - Kaspersky
Security experts of security firm Kaspersky say that they have recently acquired proofs which prove that Winnti APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) is heading
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/6
Hackers Tricked a London Based Woman of Life Savings
BBC.com published news on 24th June, 2015 stating that a 59 year old woman namely Vivian Gabb, based at London, explained how she was cheated of her life
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/6
‘Click Fraud’ Activity Could Enable Insertion of Ransomware
Damballa the security company in its most recent Q2-2015 State of Infections Report states that hackers of a computer primarily using it for a comparatively
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/3
Spam, Notifying Legal Changes, Thrust Malware; Dynamoo’s Blog
According to Dynamoo's Blog, cyber crooks are spreading one fresh malicious program through e-mail, which contains a file attachment asserting it is one
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/3
Adf.ly Malvertizing Campaign Using HanJuan Exploit Kit, Observes Malwarebytes
According to Malwarebytes the security company, one fresh malvertizing assault, which targets Adf.ly the URL condensing and advertising service, is using
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/2
SingPass Users Warned by IDA about Phishing Email
Todayonline.com published news on 25th June, 2015 quoting a recent warning of Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) as "Users of SingPass
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/2
Patrons of Hotel.com Become Victims of Phishing Scam
Threatpost.com published news on 24th June, 2015 stating that an undisclosed number of travelers using Hotels.com, a website for booking hotel rooms both
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/1
US Courts Jailed Malware Creator for Almost 5 Years
Securityweek.com reported on 23rd June, 2015 stating that a 25 year old Swedish man, namely Alex Yucel, who developed the malware tool which tainted half a
...SPAMfighter News 2015/7/1
Dyre Trojan Becoming More Sophisticated - Symantec
Symantec, a security firm, recently released a report revealing that cybercriminals running Dyre banking Trojan have built an impressive infrastructure
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