Stimulus packages, stock brokers and Trojans, Oh My!
Continue Reading Add comment March 3rd, 2009 02:06pm Shaun
Malware called Tigger/Syzor which is a safe mode rootkit password stealing Trojan that targets day traders.
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MS09-002 exploit in the wild
Continue Reading Add comment February 19th, 2009 02:57pm Shaun
The Internet Storm Center is reporting that several AV vendors have confirmed that the recently patch IE 7 vulnerability (MS-09-002 Uninitialized Memory Corruption) has been reverse engineered by the malware writers (so quickly!)
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IRS stimulus Phishing scam
Add comment February 6th, 2009 08:09pm admin
US-CERT Current Activity
IRS Stimulus Package Phishing Scam
Original release date: February 6, 2009 at 10:03 am Last revised: February 6, 2009 at 10:03 am
US-CERT is aware of public reports indicating that phishing scams are circulating via fraudulent U.S. Internal Revenue Service emails offering users stimulus package payments. These emails include text that attempts to convince users to follow a link to a website or to complete an attached document. The website and document request that the user provide personal information.
US-CERT encourages users to do the following to help mitigate the risks:
* Do not follow unsolicited web links received in email messages.
* Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document
for more information on avoiding email scams.
* Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
(pdf) document for more information on social engineering attacks.
Relevant Url(s):
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This entry is available at: http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#irs_stimulus_package_phishing_scam
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Are you ready to see your spam volume Jump 10 times?
Continue Reading Add comment January 26th, 2009 04:41pm admin
It took less than 3 months for the Spammers to ramp up their production to 90% of where it was pre-McColo takedown in November 2008 according to a number of reports and graphs available online.
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Don’t lose your life savings to false ‘MySpace’ friend
Continue Reading Add comment January 16th, 2009 05:50pm admin
They say you can be a dog on the Internet and no one would ever know. That sad truth has bleed Shane Symington out of almost $200,000 USD (£130,000) – all of his life savings
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Lance Atkinson only fined $63,400 USD by New Zealand because he ‘co-operated with authorities
Continue Reading Add comment December 23rd, 2008 03:22pm admin
Lance Atkinson, a prolific spammer since 2005 as part of ‘HerbalKing’ the
‘#1 worst spam gang of 2007, 2008′ according to the Spamhaus ROSKO list has been fined only $92,715 AUS (about $63,400 USD) by authorities because, according to Justice Christine French of the High Court in Christchurch, of the co-operation and candor of Lance in the early stages of the investigation.
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CAN-SPAM act now 5 years old – results in 300% increase in spam
Continue Reading Add comment December 17th, 2008 02:06pm admin
The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into law in the USA in December of 2003 or some 5 years ago. What is the track record of that law? Has it been effective in stopping all spam?
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Should mail servers keep ‘office hours’?
Continue Reading Add comment December 12th, 2008 04:39pm admin
Why leave the door open to a hacker after hours. Using a schedule to block this feature is like pulling down the security bars you see in the mall. Using this same feature you could restrict inbound e-mail to reasonable hours.
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Merry Malware – Tis the season for postcards
Continue Reading Add comment December 12th, 2008 04:31pm admin
Every year at the holidays we see an upsurge of ‘postcard ware’ based malware. They look like a e-card from a loved one so you are enticed to open them up and while some do display a pretty picture or a play a nice tune in the background they are infecting your pc.
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Mega-D Botnet back after McColo shutdown
Continue Reading Add comment December 8th, 2008 01:14pm admin
Well it was a nice but brief vacation from three of the big Botnets as McColo was shut down last month but by all reports the Mega-D botnet looks to be back and at near full strength.
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