Insights on Data Security & Threat Intelligence
For Commtouch’s email security labs, phishing emails allegedly coming from well-known large consumer banks are a common sight. A little less common is the campaign we saw in the last 24 hours: Containing the subject line “IMPORTANT Documents – WellsFargoâ€, emails coming from the addresses service@wellsfargo.com or docs@wellsfargo.com did not
Within the last few days our research team could see a spam campaign from the US, offering coupons by fast food chains like Burger King (coupon “THE KING CELEBRATES SPRING!â€), Kentucky Fried Chicken (subject: “KFC for Lunchâ€) and Walmart. Burger King Mailing including the coupon “THE KING CELEBRATES SPRING!†Fake
Since I started working in the security industry I have trained those around me to be wary of unusual looking emails – even those coming from friends. So I felt glad when a friend (‘trained†by me) forwarded this email which she recognized as a scam. It’s the usual “traveler
Commtouch’s labs have seen a significant increase in the number of websites infected with malware. There are currently 34% more malicious sites listed in Commtouch’s GlobalView URL filtering database than there were when we reported Web security statistics as part of our April Quarterly Threats Trend Report. Log Out A
San Francisco, CA – June 3, 2013 – Resilient Networks Systems, the leader in Trust Management, was named to theRed Herring Top 100 during the annual conference held in Monterey on May 21-23, 2013. The award recognizes the leading private companies in North America, celebrating their innovations and technologies across their respective
I received the email below from a friend whose Gmail account had clearly been compromised (followed by an apology email from the same friend). The email includes a link to sign into Google docs to view a “very important†document. Clicking on the link leads to a somewhat convincing page
In March 2013, pump and dump spam struck back with a force not seen since 2008. It attempts to lure email recipients into buying cheap stock with a low trading volume which the spammers previously bought at a low price. Once enough users have bought shares and the stock price
In March 2013, pump and dump spam struck back with a force not seen since 2008. It attempts to lure email recipients into buying cheap stock with a low trading volume which the spammers previously bought at a low price. Once enough users have bought shares and the stock price
Livingsocial.com, the daily deals site was hacked last week, with details for over 50 Million accounts, including Customer Names, Emails, Birthdates and Encrypted Passwords being stolen. This event comes at a difficult time for the company, as they attempt a corporate comeback having recently received an infusion of cash from
