Scams


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Malware, Scams

Supermarket security breach puts 2.4 million credit cards at risk

Supermarket security breach puts 2.4 million credit cards at risk

Malware, Scams

Supermarket security breach puts 2.4 million credit cards at risk

Up to 2.4 million credit cards may have been compromised after St. Louis grocery chain Schnucks was targeted with malware, the chain revealed this week.

Rob Waugh16 Apr 2013


Scams

Beware scammers preying on Boston Marathon tragedy

Beware scammers preying on Boston Marathon tragedy

Scams

Beware scammers preying on Boston Marathon tragedy

In the wake of the cowardly and despicable bombings in Boston today, people who want to help need to be wary of appeals for money for victims or schemes like retweeting and "Likes" on Facebook.

Stephen Cobb16 Apr 2013


Scams

Nine out of ten employees knowingly ignore cyber safety policies

Nine out of ten employees knowingly ignore cyber safety policies

Scams

Nine out of ten employees knowingly ignore cyber safety policies

The biggest cyber security problem large companies face could be employees - a survey reveals that nine out of ten employees knowingly ignore or violate their company's data policies.

Rob Waugh15 Apr 2013


Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Android app store has serious clean-up with 60,000 apps removed

Android app store has serious clean-up with 60,000 apps removed

Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Android app store has serious clean-up with 60,000 apps removed

60,000 Android apps were removed from Google’s Play app store this February. Categories such as personalization (ringtone apps) were targeted heavily, with 12,277 deletions.

Rob Waugh11 Apr 2013


Scams

Don’t save that date - bogus wedding invitations are latest spam trend but also deja vu

Don’t save that date - bogus wedding invitations are latest spam trend but also deja vu

Scams

Don’t save that date - bogus wedding invitations are latest spam trend but also deja vu

Emailed wedding invitations have popped back up as a way to distribute malware Will this tactic join other malware-email staples like malicious tax season messages.

Rob Waugh28 Mar 2013


Malware, Scams

Criminal hacking continues to cause headaches for Yahoo members

Criminal hacking continues to cause headaches for Yahoo members

Malware, Scams

Criminal hacking continues to cause headaches for Yahoo members

Malicious spam may still be spreading across Yahoo! Mail accounts. We show you how to turn on the added verification process that Yahoo! offers.

Rob Waugh23 Mar 2013


Scams

Spammers leverage news of a new Pope and other world events

Spammers leverage news of a new Pope and other world events

Scams

Spammers leverage news of a new Pope and other world events

Major world events always bring with them an upsurge in related spam and the election and inauguration of a new Pope is no exception.

Rob Waugh22 Mar 2013


Scams

Job Scams: Nice Work If You Can Get It

Job Scams: Nice Work If You Can Get It

Scams

Job Scams: Nice Work If You Can Get It

The new ESET blog format must be striking a real chord with people. At any rate, job offers are just pouring in. Except that they don't seem to be jobs for security bloggers, or for web developers like the team that maintains this site.

David Harley21 Mar 2013


Scams

Tax-related scams plague IRS and taxpayers

Tax-related scams plague IRS and taxpayers

Scams

Tax-related scams plague IRS and taxpayers

Answers to common questions about tax season scams in America and advice about fending off the malicious activity that seeks to exploit tax matters.

Stephen Cobb18 Mar 2013