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Article | 23/05/2012 Banking malware monitors victims by hijacking webcams and microphones, researchers say
A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to...
Article | 10/05/2012 Police-themed ransomware starts targeting US and Canadian users
A ransomware application that locks computers and asks their owners to pay fines for allegedly violating several laws through their online activity is...
Article | 9/05/2012 Financial malware tricks users with claims of free credit card fraud insurance
A piece of financial malware called Tatanga attempts to trick online banking users into authorizing rogue money transfers from their accounts as part ...
Article | 20/04/2012 Twitter spam campaign infects users with fake antivirus programs
A large spam campaign observed on Twitter during the last couple of days directed users to malicious websites that exploited vulnerabilities in browse...
Article | 3/04/2012 Ice IX malware tricks Facebook users into exposing credit card details, says Trusteer
A new configuration of the Ice IX malware attempts to trick its victims into exposing their credit card details when they try to access their Facebook...
Article | 26/03/2012 Facebook scammers host Trojan horse extensions on the Chrome Web Store
Cybercriminals are uploading malicious Chrome browser extensions to the official Chrome Web Store and use them to hijack Facebook accounts, according ...
Article | 24/02/2012 FTC reaches $359 million settlement over 'free' trial offers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a suspended US$359 million settlement with a Canadian businessman and his companies for charging custome...
Article | 28/01/2012 Adscend denies Facebook, AG allegations
Adscend Media, the defendant in lawsuits filed this week by Facebook and the Washington attorney general, on Friday denied the allegations in the comp...
Article | 28/01/2012 Facebook scammers redirect victims through Amazon's cloud
Facebook scammers have started redirecting victims through Amazon's cloud in order to bypass malicious URL filters, according to security researchers ...
Article | 27/01/2012 Facebook, Washington state sue alleged ad scammer
Washington's attorney general announced two new lawsuits against Adscend Media, a company that allegedly has been earning US$20 million a year using a...
Article | 9/12/2011 UK police arrest six in student loan phishing scam
U.K. police arrested six people on Thursday for allegedly running a phishing scam that stole an estimated £1.6 million (US$2.6 million) from victims w...
Article | 7/10/2011 SpyEye steals banking codes by sending them to wrong phone
Researchers from browser security vendor Trusteer have identified a new variant of the SpyEye financial Trojan that tricks online banking users into c...
Article | 4/10/2011 Facebook turns to Websense for malicious URL detection
Facebook has partnered with security vendor Websense to protect its users from third-party malicious URLs spammed on the social networking website, th...
Article | 27/09/2011 Romania's anti-cybercrime efforts lack a social component
Romania has long been considered a hotbed for cybercriminal activity, but in recent years law enforcement authorities have made significant efforts to...
Article | 6/09/2011 PlayStation scam makes FBI warning list
Sony PlayStation users are being warned by the FBI about scams targeting them and other online consumers.

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