IT Security News
SPAMfighter is an Internationally recognized anti-spam company with users in 238 countries/areas and we now support 21 different languages.
Follow SPAMfighter on Twitter or join our Facebook fan page or our G+ page to interact with us and other SPAMfighters. You are not alone out there.
February 2019
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/28
Text Message from HSBC Bank claiming Bank Account of Customer has been locked is a scam
In a recent scam, the scammers claimed that they are from the HSBC Bank and are sending fake texts to try stealing your bank details. These fake
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/28
A Man from Arizona sentenced for his role in the “phishing” scam impacting the Alabama residents
Iosif Florea, aged 42 from Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday (i.e. on February 13, 2019) was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in the federal prison
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/28
McAfee predicts increase in crypto-mining, fake apps in 2019
The new "Mobile Threat Report" from Security Company McAfee reveals with emphasis that there will be increase in crypto-mining operations
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/27
Phishing scam peddling malicious software impersonates Google reCAPTCHA
An e-mail phishing campaign just discovered was seen distributing malicious software with the aid of one fresh technique that disguised its payload
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/27
Email accounts of University of Wyoming infected with Virus
As per UW Information Technology (UWIT), an attached Microsoft Excel or Word file in an email infected with a computer virus is spreading through
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/27
Details of over 600 million accounts stolen by the hackers from 16 websites
The Register reported that details of over 600 million accounts that have been stolen by the hackers from 16 websites, which includes MyFitnessPal,
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/26
Police issues a warning as Emotet virus hits Michigan State
Michigan, a Midwestern State of U.S., has been hit by Emotet virus. A warning has been issued by the Michigan State Police (MSP) to the residents of
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/26
Melbourne heart institute latest target of ransomware
An unexpected malware attack, which struck the Melbourne Heart Group the super-specialty clinic within Cabrini Hospital Malvern at Melbourne,
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/25
New WinPot malware found draining ATMs by leveraging interface akin to slot machine
According to Kaspersky Lab, one fresh family of malicious programs dubbed WinPot has been found leveraging an interface akin to one slot machine as
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/25
OkCupid users reported Account hacks although the Dating App denies it
The dating websites are not considered goldmine of sensitive and personal information like the hospitals or banks. However, they still remain
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/25
Cambridge International University website hacked after University came under scrutiny
The Website of Cambridge International University, a University based out in US, getting hacked only a day after university came under intense
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/22
Minnesota vendor of POS products confirms security breach
The past week was a misfortune for North Country Business Products the company in Minnesota which supplies POS (point-of-sale) products, as hackers
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/22
New Rietspoof malware going viral on Skype and Messenger
Researchers from security firm Avast recently found one new malicious program known as Rietspoof which's presently infecting and making victims
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/22
Dunkin' Donuts customers' accounts compromised through yet another credential stuffing attack
Dunkin' Donuts revealed on Feb. 12, 2019, that on Jan. 10, 2019, they again became victim to the credential stuffing attack. As a result of this
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/21
Users of MEW and Electrum Cryptocurrency wallets facing Phishing Attacks
Users of MEW and Electrum cryptocurrency wallets are at present facing phishing attacks, as per the posts published on Twitter and Reddit on
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/21
Customers are warned by Tesco regarding the new and latest text message Phishing Scam
A new dangerous text message scam has been going on pretending to have come from Tesco, the UK supermarket giant. The customers are warned by Tesco
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/21
C-suite getting targeted by the sophisticated new Phishing Campaign
In order to steal the login credentials, new phishing campaign has been launched on the businesses - especially on the C-suite. The executives
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/20
Political parties of Australia fall prey to hack by advanced state actor, states PM
Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia just declared that an advanced state actor had hacked prime political parties of the country in February
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/20
Residents warned by officials of Limestone County about a scam notice
The Sheriff's Office of Limestone County, a county in Alabama State of United States, wants to make public aware about a scam notice.
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/19
Patients are getting notified by Roper St. Francis after their employees fall prey to phishing attack
The officials of Roper St. Francis Healthcare are mailing letters to the patients whose information might have been affected by the recent phishing
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/19
Huddle House announced a security breach impacted its POS (point of sale) system
Huddle House, the US-based fast food and casual dining restaurant chain, announced late on February 1, 2019, that a security breach has impacted its
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/18
Hackers attacked the email system used by Missouri’s State Government employees
State Government Offices of Missouri, a Midwestern state of United States, fall prey to a phishing attack on January 31, 2019. The hackers attacked
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/18
Google Translate Interface used for the Phishing Emails to Con people
Cybercrimes are increasing continuously, as the attackers are now using new tactics to commit frauds. Recently, a new phishing attack form has come
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/18
Catastrophic cyber-assault against an e-mail company completely wipes primary and backup data
An e-mail provider VFEmail.net based in USA recently suffered disaster when one lone cyber-attack targeted the company, set up during 2001, on the
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/15
6,092 Patients were notified by FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology about Ransomware-Related Data Loss
FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology based in Florida fall prey to a ransomware attack that encrypted the server files and resulted in permanent loss of
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/15
Phishing scam in December 2018 costs Edmonton Economic Development Corporation $375,000
Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC), an agency under the Edmonton City of Canada, became a victim of phishing scam costing them
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/15
Fresh vulnerability in container technology reported
Reports dated February 11 tell about one fresh serious security flaw within container technology which could potentially give a cyber-criminal
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/14
Indian Celebrities fall prey to the Cyber attack
Hackers have targeted the celebrities once again, and this time it is Indian celebrities. Recently, Indian superstar Shahrukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan,
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/14
Computer Network of Kwik Fit got infected with malware
Kwik Fit, the car repairing shop chain of UK, has confirmed that their computer network got infected with malware, thus disrupting their ability of
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/13
Google Play was hosting app containing malware stealing crypto-currencies
ESET the cyber-security company is issuing an alert about one harmful application that had crept into Google's Play Store while grabbing
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/13
Data hacks against Australian organisations soar in October-December
Organisations in Australia informing about data hacks increased numerically during October-December quarter of 2018, with most attacks still following
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/13
Association of National Advertisers suffers a Phishing Attack and possible theft of employee data
Anybody using the Internet should know about "phishing" scams, as currently these phishing scams are on the upsurge and are showing no signs
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/12
Warning issued by Thai Bankers’ Association about a phishing scam affecting numerous local banks
A warning has been issued by Thai Bankers' Association about a recent ongoing phishing scam that is affecting numerous local banks. Moreover, the
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/12
Ursnif Trojan uses the Fileless Persistence as well as CAB for the Stealthily Data Exfiltration
Ursnif, also identified as Dreambot, initially focuses on stealing online banking information from the browsers along with emails. However, this
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/12
Resurgence of the phishing scams targeting customers of DBS Bank via SMS, said Police
There was resurgence of the phishing SMSes that was purportedly sent by the POSB or DBS, as per a joint statement by the DBS Bank and Singapore
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/11
Major Effort launches by US for disrupting the North Korean Botnet
A notorious botnet's victims are getting notified by the US authorities, as their efforts of disrupting hermit nation's malicious activities
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/11
HCSO issued warning about an email scam claiming Webcam of the email recipient has been hacked
The residents of Humboldt County, a county located in the State of California of United States, have become a target of email scam. A report has
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/8
Fraudster swapping SIMs for theft of crypto-currency funds charged officially
A teenage boy, aged 20, is facing indictment in New York Supreme Court for allegedly swapping SIM cards and committing ID-fraud so as to steal from
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/8
Netflix Users of Australia targeted by an email scam
Netflix users have been warned and asked to show extreme carefulness after discovery of the sophisticated email scam that is infiltrating inboxes all
SPAMfighter News 2019/2/7
Swedish Migration Agency’s switchboard seems to be hacked
It seems that Sweden's Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) became victim of hacking on Monday (i.e. on January 28, 2019) morning, with those who are
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/7
Teton School District 401 of Driggs city recovers $484,000 of funding lost in a phishing scheme
The investigation led by FBI has helped the Teton School District 401 of Driggs city, Idaho, recovers $484,000 out of $784,000 in funding, which it
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/7
Fresh backdoor Trojan SpeakUp detected spreading far and wide
SpeakUp, one newly created backdoor Trojan, is being distributed through certain malware campaign, it is reported. The Trojan infects servers
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/6
Google bans photo editing apps which stole data or enabled phishing
Trend Micro in its latest report enlightens further about malicious applications which made way inside Google's Play Store, each one created for
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/6
Remexi Trojan and Chafer cyber-espionage gang bear inter-connection in attacks targeting foreign embassies
Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab recently found several attempts by alleged cyber-criminals to contaminate offshore embassies inside Iran by
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/5
Minnesota Department of Human Services hit with phishing scheme
The Minnesota Department of Human Services, on January 30, 2018, issued letters to around 3,000 people who possibly suffered due to a data hack that
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/5
Mass email hacker targeted the GCU (Glasgow Caledonian University) in Scotland
Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland has warned the students to remain cautious online after student and staff accounts have been targeted by a
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/5
Hacker attempt transferring $125,000 from Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority
Police have been investigating an attempt by the hackers to illegally transfer around $125,000 from the payroll and checking accounts of Midcoast
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/4
Trojan Razy aims crypto-currency theft via loading rogue browser extensions
Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have found one fresh Trojan horse named Razy which takes the form of browser extension while installing
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/4
Ransomware attack across globe likely to inflict losses worth USD193bn
A Cyber Risk Management project in its new report tells that a ransomware assault across the globe could result in damage worth USD193bn while
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/4
Cybercriminals recently tried to scam the parents of students of Royal Grammar School
The cybercriminals recently tried to scam the parents of students of a private school by asking them to pay the fees of school in bitcoin to receive
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/1
Singapore Police warn people against fake website of SPF looking for confidential details
On January 12, 2019, an advisory was issued by the police about a scam related to police impersonation by a fake SPF (Singapore Police Force)
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/1
Pune-based Company falls prey to Phishing Scam loses INR 24 Lakh
A company based in Kothrud, Pune, became a victim of a phishing scam, and was robbed off INR 24 Lakh in the month of December, last year. The
...SPAMfighter News 2019/2/1
LocalBitcoins declares hacker’s attack on forum
The crypto-currency trading portal LocalBitcoins declared it suffered one security hack 26th January. The time of the hack was around 10:00 UTC
...
