Gift Coupon spammers now also aim at Pinterest users
More and more web 2.0 platforms get spammed with fake offers
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Sophisticated MasterCard spam unsettles German-speaking internet users
Scamsters copied and edited original MasterCard design
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Gift card mania: Fake Starbucks gift cards spreading on Facebook can lead to malware
More and more scamsters misuse popular brands to lure users to visit their websites
One of the most recent fake advertisements announces free gift cards for one of the most popular coffeehouses worldwide. But, instead of a coupon, participants are likely to receive malware that infects their computer! ... read more
What will 2012 bring in terms of cyber-crime?
The G Data SecurityLabs estimate what will become a topic to take look at
The last days of 2011 are closing in and we think it is time to take a brief look at what we can expect in the near future. It is very likely that we will end up with an all-time high of more than 2.5 million new virus signatures this year. This is only one of the manifold indicators to prove that the malware business is absolutely up and running! ... read more
A German company, selling printer ink cartridges online, fell victim to cyber attackers who stole parts of their customer data. ... read more
Lady Gaga will follow you on Twitter...
… but not until you’ve finished this very costly SMS quiz and provided your personal data!
Scamsters have long identified social network users as valuable targets and therefore do not stop inventing new ways to fool them. We now discovered a new and interesting approach to lure internet surfers into a costly SMS quiz and to draw personal information from them. The self-claimed quiz site is available in various languages and is already known to international consumer protection organizations. ... read more