These days, it is becoming harder and harder to browse the web without encountering one of these pestering pop-ups claiming your…
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“We Need Your Support” Nepal Earthquake 419 Spam
There’s been an inevitable collection of Nepal themed scam emails and websites since the devastating Earthquake hit Nepal this past week….
More iPhone 6 Scams in the Wild
It has been at least three months since we last turned the spotlight on scams that targeted Apple users who were after…
Tech Support Spam Plague LinkedIn and Other High-Traffic Sites
To our readers, consider this a heads-up. It has come to our attention that technical support spammers have been shamelessly marketing their…
TeslaCrypt: Video game Safety 101
TeslaCrypt is a piece of Ransomware which encrypts your data and locks it behind a “Pay up some serious cash or no…
Steam Introduce Limited User Accounts
The disposable nature of scam accounts on Steam has always been a bit of a problem – roll into town, set up…
Another Day, Another 419 Fakeout
It seems 419 mails are like buses this week – you wait ages for one to come, and then three show…
Scam Lures Facebook Users with “Hot Video”, Drops Trojan
In January, The Guardian published a piece on Facebook‘s noteworthy success with its user-generated videos along with their growing shareability and viewability within the…
Scammers Spam Steam’s Artwork Gallery
We’ve spotted a new spamming trend on Steam wherein likely spammy accounts take advantage of the gaming platform’s Artwork service. These…
“Business Support Giveaway” 419 Scam
If we’re to believe everything our mailbox tells us, the United Nations Foundation are busy sending out missives informing lucky recipients…