Profile Spy Scam Hits Twitter…
Security researchers warn of a survey scam currently making the rounds on Twitter which tricks users by promising them the ability to view their profile visitors. According to a researcher from Errata Security, victims post spam messages that read “94…
Attack Hijacks Data Via Newer Windows Features…
Attack hijacks sensitive data using newer Windows features. Security researchers have outlined a way to hijack huge amounts of confidential network traffic by exploiting default behavior in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. The man-in-the-middle attacks described April 4 take advantage of…
Localized Facebook Scams On The Rise…
Security researchers warned that localized Facebook scams are becoming increasingly common as spammers attempt to reach as many users as possible. A researcher from Kaspersky Labs described a recent German scam that lured users with a video of a roller…
Another Rogue Facebook App…
Photoshopped image scam used in rogue Facebook app trap. Facebook users were put under fire April 4 by a brace of new threats, one of which spreads through a link disseminated through the Facebook Chat application. An estimated 600,000 people…
Epsilon Data Breach Is Growing…
More customers exposed as big data breach grows. The names and e-mails of customers of Citigroup Inc and other large U.S. companies, as well as College Board students, were exposed in a massive and growing data breach after a computer…