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Gina Spithakis

Watch out for domain name scams - 0 views

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shared by Gina Spithakis on 29 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Gina Spithakis on 29 Mar 10
     
    Some examples of domain name scams that seem to crop up from time to time. This blog shows examples of the Chinese domain name scam doing the rounds
Gina Spithakis

Email scam targets Facebook - 0 views

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shared by Gina Spithakis on 18 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Gina Spithakis on 18 Mar 10
     
    Once again, a social networking site Facebook is targeted, this time through email.
Gina Spithakis

Google "Received Your Resume" Malware Email - 0 views

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shared by Gina Spithakis on 21 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Gina Spithakis on 21 Mar 10
     
    Here's an example of how malware is distributed globally - usually via email. This is the latest one reported on the hoax slayer site. This is also a handy site to visit to check the latest online scam or hoax
M M

Teach a Man to Phish… - Krebs on Security - 0 views

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shared by M M on 17 May 10 - No Cached
  • M M on 17 May 10
     
    A phisher from Nigeria was discovered to be responsible for creating 1,100 phishing sites over 15 months. By studying the guy's online activity, it was obvious that he treated it like a 9-5 job. It is estimated that he earns $4 million a year with this scam!
César Albarrán Torres

Spain says mastermind of smashed mega-grid of tainted PCs is at large - chicagotribune.com - 0 views

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shared by César Albarrán Torres on 05 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Spanish authorities who dismantled a network of up to 12.7 million virus-infected, data-stealing computers said Wednesday the mastermind of the scam remains a mystery, even though three alleged ringleaders have been arrested.
  • The "botnet" of infected computers included PCs inside more than half of the Fortune 1,000 companies and more than 40 major banks, police said.
  • But the people in custody did not design the malicious software behind the grid; rather they just bought it on the black market,
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