Many parents are only too aware of the dangers lurking online and want to shield their children from harmful content. But how do they go about it? Read Full Article
Spam in April 2014
The percentage of spam in email traffic in April came to 71.1%, which is 7.6 percentage points more than in the March. Read Full Article
Scammer of a Lonely Heart
It’s time for a risqué subject: looking for love on the internet. With a myriad services promising chemistry-driven matches, dating game contestants have flocked to web services and apps. Despite this proliferation of new avenues, those in a particular rush… Read Full Article
Fake WeChat – New Trojan-Banker
Recently Kaspersky Lab intercepted a new Trojan-Banker, it was detected as Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Basti.a. This android app is disguised as a normal WeChat app on the phone. Read Full Article
World Cup Brazil 2014: Don’t score an own goal
Part 1 – Phishing and malware In less than a month 32 national teams and thousands of football fans will descend on Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. For a month the whole world will be watching arguably the… Read Full Article
Spam and online gambling – a surefire loser
Who hasn’t dreamt of Lady Luck smiling on them and bestowing untold wealth without having to make the slightest effort? Read Full Article
The Bitcoin 2014 Conference – Are Crypto-Currencies Reaching Maturity?
As the Bitcoin 2014 conference is unwinding here in Amsterdam today, I have to admit that I am impressed by how the crypto-currency community is making rapid steps towards reaching maturity. More than 1100 Bitcoin enthusiasts from 50 countries, 120 speakers and… Read Full Article
When paying taxes, don’t pay twice
Yesterday Colombian users got an email accusing them of committed tax fraud and evasion. This is a classic social engineering avenue: To make the message more attractive, the criminals claim this is the 3rd notification and direct the user to… Read Full Article
Fake antivirus – attack of the clones
Experts recently discovered a scam antivirus app on Google Play going by the name of Virus Shield. It was followed by a series of other similar fake apps. Early last week, for instance, we detected two rather interesting fake antivirus programs. Read Full Article
Spam in Q1 2014
The percentage of spam in total email traffic during the first quarter this year came to 66.34%. Attackers spread fake email notifications from mobile applications. Read Full Article