Iframe shop spins hijacked traffic 

Iframe shop spins hijacked traffic

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 30 January 2012 9:15 AM
Buy, not build, site traffic.
Japan earthquake unleashes web scams, malware 

Japan earthquake unleashes web scams, malware

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 14 March 2011 10:03 AM
Cybercriminals profit out of tragedy.
Beware 'I heart U' spam 

Beware 'I heart U' spam

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 February 2011 11:31 AM
Valentine's Day attacks may steal your identity or install malware on your PC.
Haiti dominates spam headlines in January 

Haiti dominates spam headlines in January

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 15 February 2010 2:16 PM
Earthquake scams abound as users seek to donate.
Valentine's Day spam starts to appear 

Valentine's Day spam starts to appear

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 2 February 2010 1:47 PM
More event-related threats.
App bug in new Facebook dashboard 

App bug in new Facebook dashboard

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 1 February 2010 1:35 PM
More problems for social networking giant.
Haiti quake expected to lead to fraud and spread malware 

Haiti quake expected to lead to fraud and spread malware

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 14 January 2010 11:28 AM
Internet scams already appearing.
New ransomware variant features novel payment scheme 

New ransomware variant features novel payment scheme

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 3 November 2009 12:05 PM
Utilises SEO poisoning.
Malicious links detected on Microsoft Security Essentials searches 

Malicious links detected on Microsoft Security Essentials searches

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 2 October 2009 11:10 AM
Websites serve up rogue AV.
Patrick Swayze's death kicks off new spam campaign 

Patrick Swayze's death kicks off new spam campaign

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 16 September 2009 3:12 PM
More celebrity death SEO poisoning.
Facebook FanCheck app writer disputes claims that it is malicious 

Facebook FanCheck app writer disputes claims that it is malicious

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 11 September 2009 10:47 AM
SEO poisoning "nothing to do with us".
Hackers use SEO poisoning to spread malware related to Facebook 'Fan Check' application  

Hackers use SEO poisoning to spread malware related to Facebook 'Fan Check' application

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 10 September 2009 9:29 AM
Fan Check application spreads malware to Facebookers.
Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses 

Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 September 2009 10:45 AM
Worm continues to use SEO tactics.
Jessica Biel tops Hollywood malware list 

Jessica Biel tops Hollywood malware list

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 26 August 2009 5:33 PM
Actress trumps Brad Pitt as top cybercrime lure.
Malware served up thanks to solar eclipse 

Malware served up thanks to solar eclipse

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 27 July 2009 3:15 PM
In a reprise of an old trick, cybercriminals are using SEO poisoning to attract victims to a rogue software site, according to Trend Micro.
Harry Potter movie targeted by criminals 

Harry Potter movie targeted by criminals

In Web/client - 16 July 2009 3:23 PM
Anti-virus vendor PC Tools said cybercriminals are targeting those looking to download the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie.
Harry Potter next up for hackers 

Harry Potter next up for hackers

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 29 June 2009 10:27 AM
Criminals use black hat SEO to snare Potter fans.
Michael Jackson's death sparks massive spam runs 

Michael Jackson's death sparks massive spam runs

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 29 June 2009 10:22 AM
Singer's demise gives malware writers perfect bait to snare unsuspecting users.
Twitter under attack again 

Twitter under attack again

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 21 April 2009 10:04 AM
A new scam has emerged affecting users of the popular Twitter micro-blogging site, while security experts reported that hackers are taking advantage of heightened public ...
Easter-related malicious sites appear on search engine results 

Easter-related malicious sites appear on search engine results

In Applications - 30 March 2009 11:12 AM
Cybercriminals have begun using Easter-related websites to intercept search engine optimisation.
Malware authors use Conficker searches to spread rogue anti-virus 

Malware authors use Conficker searches to spread rogue anti-virus

In Applications - 27 March 2009 10:58 AM
As media coverage increases for Conficker, authors are using search engine optimisation to spread rogue anti-virus software.
Chinese scammers launch new offensive  

Chinese scammers launch new offensive

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 8 September 2008 9:32 AM
Chinese scammers are using search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to subvert company details.
Search terms lead to compromised sites, Google cleans database 

Search terms lead to compromised sites, Google cleans database

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 28 November 2007 3:55 PM
Beware when searching for presents this Christmas, cybercriminals have ramped up their Web attacks campaign using simple search terms such as “christmas gift shopping” to serve ...
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