Tag Archives: malware

Security researchers predict that malicious spam levels will rise now that bot herders are repopulating their networks. Spam levels went down when Microsoft and the FBI knocked Rustock out of commission but those levels have begun to rise again. As …

Over the past couple of days, security companies that sell anti-malware protection have released reports that while malware infections are on the rise, the levels of spam have begun to plummet. While there is plenty of data to back up …

Scammers have found a new way to distribute malware. Many Skype users have reported getting calls from a user called “Online Help”.When they answer they are told the system has detected that their computers are infected with malware and/or have …

Trends are a great thing. SEO marketers use Google Trends to get a bead on what people are looking for on the web at any given moment, the fashion industry looks to current and past trends to develop the clothes …

Malware is an ever growing threat. Cybercriminals are getting more and more sophisticated and their latest creations are aimed at stealing data and perhaps even committing espionage. Data breaches maybe heading toward an epidemic, with Epsilon, Sony, and now the State …

In the most recent spam scam to assault Facebook, users are being greeted with a message advising them to ‘verify’ their account, seemingly a noble act of spam prevention and surely not spam itself, right? Not so fast.

Anytime an attack method is used via Facebook you can be assured that it will be big news so when the social network was found to be a tool used in clickjacking attacks it quickly became a topic that everyone …

As predicted, cybercriminals have wasted no time in taking advantage of Osama Bin Laden’s death and the huge interest it has generated. Social media sites, inboxes and search engine results have all experienced an explosion in malicious spam and poisoned search …

Take the time to learn from the incident that recently impacted the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

With SPAM costing millions in fraud, identity theft and malware removal every year it is hard to find any humor when it comes to fighting SPAM. When you add the inconvenience of having to sort through the avalanche of junk …