Where there is money to be made, you can be sure an Internet scammer/spammer will be there. Wall Street is no exception. In the latest pump and dump rendition, scammers acquire a large quantity of an inactive, inexpensive, “bioceutical” penny stock; in this case, 417,00 shares at $0.19 per share,
Im aktuellen CYREN Internet Threats Trend Report stellte das CYREN GlobalView™ Security Lab unter anderem fest, dass die Zahl der Phishing-Angriffe auf Nutzer von PayPal um 73 Prozent gestiegen ist. Dieser Aufwärtstrend zeigt, dass Cyberkriminelle von weniger rentablen Spam-E-Mails auf einträglichere Angriffe umsteigen. PayPal ist dauerhaft ein beliebtes Ziel solcher
More than one month after Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP, it is amazing to note that it is still the second most widely used operating system following Windows 7. Based on the data from StatCounter Global Stats it still accounts for approximately 16% market share amongst other desktop (i.e. PC
I still see malware exploiting the CVE-2010-3333 vulnerability even though it’s over a year old. Why do attackers still use this exploit? Mainly because it’s very simple to exploit and many users have still not applied the MS10-087 update (or maybe they are using cracked versions of MS Office). Exploit
Internet threats in the first quarter of 2014 included an increase in phishing sites and new and improved Android “notcom” malware according to CYREN’s Q1 2014 Internet Threats Trend Report. Overview There were many “firsts” in the first quarter of 2014: FIFA World Cup Soccer spam scams appeared; CYREN partner,
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Resilient Network Systems and its Trust Network ecosystem partners are proud to announce successes from their Patient-centered Coordination of Care (PCC) pilot, funded through the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). (Source Link) As
Die Gerichtsverhandlung, Der Gerichtsbescheid, Gerichtliche Wiederverhandlung – mit solchen oder ähnlichen Betreffzeilen wird seit ca. 15.00 Uhr deutscher Zeit Malware verschickt. Der Gerichtsbescheid – Verunsicherung soll zum Öffnen des Anhangs verleiten Die E-Mails enthalten eine angebliche Gerichtsvorladung jedoch in fehlerhaftem Deutsch. Als Termin ist morgen (?) der 6.April angegeben. Wie
Almost a year ago we reported the emergence of Android “NotCom” malware. Much of the malware was distributed in email links sent from compromised email accounts. What was notable then was the use of the same link to direct users to different destinations based on the visiting device. PC or
European internet mailboxes are being flooded by fake emails. The reason is a change in the European money transfer system. National bank transaction rules will soon be replaced by unified rules for all European citizens. The new system is called SEPA – Single Euro Payments Area. In the future it
Internet Security Highlights 2013 und Ausblick 2014 CYREN bringt heute sein erstes CYREN Security Yearbook heraus. Das Jahrbuch wird in Zukunft jährlich erscheinen und bietet einen umfassenden Rückblick auf die letztjährigen Trends in der Internetsicherheit. Der Bericht beinhaltet außerdem einen Ausblick auf die kommenden Trends im Jahr 2014 und sagt
