The second quarter of 2013 saw a decrease in global spam levels while spam levels varied significantly according to region, indicating that spam distribution is becoming more and more targeted. These are the results of the Q2 Internet Threats Trend Report issued by Commtouch. During the second quarter, as measured

It isn’t exactly new: spammers and malware distributors love current events that draw a lot of public attention. They use them and the public interest for their campaigns to lure curious recipients into doing things they might not usually do: click on links or open attachments. So it fits their

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 – WellsFargo”, 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!”), Kentucky Fried Chicken (subject: “KFC for Lunch”) 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

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