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January 2017
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/31
Phishing Scam Targeting PayPal Users Grabs their Personal Information
One fresh phishing attack involving genuine appearing e-mails is so deceiving PayPal users that they're getting their private information compromised.
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/31
New Zealand Hits with Newspaper Phishing Scam
A phishing scam which has already appeared in Europe, Australia and Middle East newspapers, has now surfaced in the New Zealand also.
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SPAMfighter News 2017/1/30
Phishing Email Scam Targeting Attorneys of South Carolina
Residents are requested to look for the email scam that is targeting attorneys, which seems coming from the SCDCA (South Carolina Department of
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/30
E-mail Scam Targeting Company Affects Employee Data
According to UGI Utilities, fraudsters in a phishing scam had 'acquired' the private data belonging to approximately 1,900 of the company's existing
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/30
Charger Ransomware Creeps in through EnergyRescue
According to security researchers, a ransomware strain in the guise of a battery application infiltrated Google's Play. Examine Level states that a
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/27
New Malware Attack Targets Google Chrome Users
Cyber-criminals in their yet another cyber technique have launched one fresh malware distribution scheme particularly designed towards hitting at
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/27
Lloyds Bank Encounters Two Day Long DOS Assault
The Lloyds group of banks encountered a massive online assault spanning a 2-day period as cyber-crooks tried blocking 20m accounts from being
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/27
Huge Networks of False Accounts found on Twitter
Researchers of UK accidentally exposed lurking networks at the time of probing Twitter to find out how the people use it. Some accounts were used for
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/26
Windows 10 Operators get Spam asking to Install PSA for Chrome
Operators of Windows 10 are complaining of Microsoft sending them spam mails to load PSA (Personal Shopping Assistant) of Microsoft as an additional
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/26
Russian Hackers bring down CAF’s Website
Russian hackers forming a group named New World Hackers has said that it was responsible for closing the online site belonging to CAF (Confederation
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/25
A Major Trust in England undergoes 19 Ransomware Assaults over a Year’s Time
A major trust among 27 in England received an overwhelming nineteen ransomware assaults within a period of twelve months. The trust, Imperial College
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/25
Spam campaign dropping Cerber ransomware moving away to Sage ransomware
A spam outbreak, which has been hitherto proliferating Cerber ransomware, recently moved onto one fresh payload right when one fresh
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/25
Cyber-crime Equated to both Drug and Human Trafficking
Presently, cyber-crime is an extremely lucrative illegal money-making activity while being equal to drug trafficking and human trafficking in its
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/24
Ransomware Attack Targets St. Louis Public Library
Ransomware attack recently hit the computer system of St. Louis Public Library. According to Waller McGuire, executive director of the library,
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/24
Fresh Phishing Attack Targeting Gmail Users
One fresh phishing scam is attacking users of Gmail. The scam is so crafty that it even duped technical specialists into divulging the credentials of
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/23
UI Cautions about Phishing Electronic Mail from President
Officials of University of Illinois (UI) have issued an alert regarding one fake e-mail that is supposedly from Timothy Killeen, President of UI while
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/23
Mysuru City Experiences Hike in Cyber Crime Instances
Mysuru city in India, during November and December 2016, reported an increase in total cyber crime incidences. Over ninety per cent of the incidences
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/23
Canadian Corporation Targeted with Macro-based Malware Attack
A security agency reports that one prominent Canadian corporation into hospitality service had its financial activities illegally accessed through an
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/20
Sainsbury Warns of Fake Gift Cards on WhatsApp
Sainsbury the supermarket chain cautions its buyers of one fresh scam involving gift cards which's presently getting executed through WhatsApp. Buyers
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/20
Locky Ransomware assaults Drop 8%
A ransomware malware, Locky was released during 2016. Its delivery is through e-mail that's supposedly an invoice pending for payment accompanied with
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/19
Virginia College Pupil Admits to Developing PC Malware
A pupil of some Virginia college recently agreed to developing and selling malicious software which helped grab passwords as well as banking
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/19
UK Hospital Sector Threatened with Malware Assault
A malware assault of enormous scale recently struck four hospitals in UK, threatening many thousand files that belong to these health centres. Barts,
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/19
Hackers’ Syndicate Dumps Classified Documents before Declaring Exit
A hackers' syndicate, which asserts it has acquired weapons used for cyber-attacks from NSA (National Security Agency) of USA on January 12, declared
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/18
Hacker Attacking Cellebrite Grabs 900GB Data from the Company
Digital forensics company Cellebrite that popularly assists law enforcement agencies in unlocking locked mobile phones recently itself became a victim
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/18
DHS Cautions Hacking Attacks could Halt Pacemaker Functioning Causing Patients to Die
The Department of Homeland Security cautions about hackers who're remotely regulating the heart devices of manufacturers and then issuing different
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/17
Two Hackers in Jail over Alleged Attack on Italian Elite
An Italian sister-brother duo, Francesca Maria Occhionero (49) and Giulio Occhionero (45) is now inside separate prisons in Italy after authorities
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/17
Israeli Military Restricts Soldiers on How to Use Social Media
The IDF has said it found Hamas using techniques of uploading fake profiles on social-networking websites for hacking into soldiers' cell-phones while
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/17
Islamist Hackers Hijack Victorian Treasurer Protesting Against Attacks by Syria
The group called Tunisian Fallaga Team, hijacked website and posted message which reads "Stop killing people in Syria" with 2 attached
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/16
Google Patches Difficult Nexus 6P and Nexus 6 Exploit
The Nexus 6 devices enable interception of communications by attackers, such as SMS and phone calls, whereas current days' limitations on the even
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/16
Disk-Wiping Shamoon Malware Currently with Virtual Desktop Destruction Capability
According to researchers, one fresh strain of Shamoon the malware which wiped disks and was first used to attack the state-owned oil enterprise of Saudi
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Operator of Bitcoin Exchange Pleads Guilty in U.S. Case Connected to JPMorgan Hack
On Monday, a man from Florida pleaded guilty for conspiring charges of operating an unlawful bitcoin exchange. As per the prosecutors, an Israeli owns
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/13
Hack at ESEA Leaks 1.5m Player Records
ESEA (E-Sports Entertainment Association) an enormously big community of video gamers around the world faced hackers' wrath during December last. The
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Donald Trump Agrees Russian Hackers Intervened in Election
Donald Trump the new President of USA has agreed to the conclusion of the United States intelligence team which believed Russia carried out hacking
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/12
Hackers Manage Listing NES Classic Edition with More Games
There has been a simultaneous meeting of retro-gamers with greatest hope and Nintendo gamers with greatest fear. For, hackers have compromised the
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/12
Fake ‘Super Mario Run’ Gaming App Infecting Android Phones
Super Mario Run designed to suit Android phones is now circulating in one fake version that cyber criminals have created to so dupe unwitting
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/11
U of A Student Faces Charges of Cyber - Crimes
A student of the University of Alberta is charged with using malware that put hundreds of PCs the university owns along with several thousand
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/11
Koolova Ransomware Directs Victims for Learning on Security
Lawrence Abrams from Bleeping Computer reports that Michael Gillespie who's a "ransomware hunter" has discovered the highly dangerous
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/11
Spam Troubling Users on BHIM App
NPCI or National Payments Corporation of India is warning users of BHIM app not to pay against requests for payment from unfamiliar VPAs (virtual
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/10
DoS Attack can Crash a Mac by Using Malware Distributed Through Email
Cyber criminals are once again targeting customers of Apple, this time by using a malware which can easily crash Macs by creating draft emails
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/10
Android – Infecting Trojan Malware to Attack Router Via Phone
Zdnet.com posted on 3rd January, 2017 stating that a new type of malware called Android Trojan can attack routers which controls the wireless networks
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/9
Trojan Malware Utilizes Android Smart-Phones for Attacking Routers
One fresh Trojan virus designed for Android phones strikes routers that regulate victims' wireless networks thereby facilitating more cyber assaults,
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/9
Ransomware Created for Smart Televisions Proved Hard Removing
It has been a 365-day period for ransomware designed to attack Android smart televisions to navigate from the proof-of-concept state onto their
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/9
Hackers Found a Way to Steal Login Credential through WhatsApp
Users of WhatsApp should be cautious to stay away from the latest scam attempting to steal login details of your bank accounts. Hackers were targeting
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/6
New WhatsApp Scam is about INR500 Free Recharge from PM Modi
WhatsApp is an extremely popular messaging application, within India, as its Monthly Active Users inside the country count 160m-or-more. Naturally
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/6
Hacker of Kareena Kapoor’s Income Tax Account Nabbed
Cyber cops have arrested a man who's an employee of armed police under the central government and who's aged 26-yrs because, he an ardent admirer of
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/5
Site of National Security Guard Hacked, Lens on Pakistan’s Role
A group, named itself as the 'Alone Injector', hacked website of National Security Guard on Sunday. The hacker defaced the website with foul message
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/5
Indian Security, Defence Personnel Cautioned of WhatsApp Virus
Security agencies of the central government are cautioning security and defence employees of one virus causing harm while it disguises as elite
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/5
‘Russian’ Hackers Infiltrate ‘American’ Electricity Company
The Burlington Electric Department (BED) reports that malicious program associated with Russian hackers was recently identified on one laptop
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/4
Five African Nations Acquire Prominence for Cyber-Attacks
CheckPoint in its new study states that during November 2016, five African countries made it to the list of ten most attacked nations. This was when
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/4
Disk-Erasing Malware KillDisk now has Ransomware Element
KillDisk, name of a malware that is notorious for erasing data from a computer's hard drive as well as corrupting it later, currently contains one
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/3
Switcher Android Trojan Breaks into TP-Link Routers, Reconfigures Domain Name Servers
One fresh Trojan called "Switcher" designed for Android smart-phones utilizes the target devices for contaminating WiFi routers while
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/3
Android Ransomware Taints High-Profile Television from LG Company
A ransomware malicious program tainting a TV shouldn't take anyone by surprise as it has already been observed that such attacks easily hijack
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/2
Pakistani Cyber-Criminals Breach Airport Websites of Trivandrum, Cochin
During one recent incident, online-crooks from Pakistan breached a server that provided hosting service to 148 domains associated with airport
SPAMfighter News 2017/1/2
Hack into Health Department of New Hampshire Leaks Personal Information
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) stated that it recently encountered a data breach which resulted in the exposure of
