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This year, cybercrime has evolved to new and more sophisticated levels — far beyond the days of phishing emails by "lawyers" who need to transfer millions of dollars to your account on behalf of a long-lost African uncle. So, what do you need to keep an eye out for as Christmas approaches? 
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Apple users have reported receiving phishing emails entitled “Your Apple ID has been frozen temporarily,” which attempt to trick recipient...
If you come across such emails, you can report them to Apple by forwarding them to reportphishing@apple.com. If you’re already a victim of this scheme, take the appropriate measures depending on what information you’ve handed over to the scammers.
Via Gust MEES
Gust MEES's insight:
If you come across such emails, you can report them to Apple by forwarding them to ===> reportphishing@apple.com. <=== If you’re already a victim of this scheme, take the appropriate measures depending on what information you’ve handed over to the scammers.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
Gust MEES's curator insight,
October 25, 2013 6:58 AM
If you come across such emails, you can report them to Apple by forwarding them to ===> reportphishing@apple.com. <=== If you’re already a victim of this scheme, take the appropriate measures depending on what information you’ve handed over to the scammers.
Gust MEES's curator insight,
October 25, 2013 7:03 AM
If you come across such emails, you can report them to Apple by forwarding them to ===> reportphishing@apple.com. <=== If you’re already a victim of this scheme, take the appropriate measures depending on what information you’ve handed over to the scammers. Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
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Our researchers discoveres a scam being spread via Skype that is designed to steal the log in credentials for Skype users by dangling free premium upgrades
Gust MEES's insight:
Gust MEES's curator insight,
May 16, 2013 12:42 PM
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Skype
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Twitter users mentioning the Super Bowl are being bombarded with scam tweets, don't click links promising free Super Bowl info.
Gust MEES's insight:
===> BEWARE of the MALWARE!!! <===
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![How to Avoid 17 Internet Scams [INFOGRAPHIC] | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/rAUu9hiWLA6h_bZS-utdfTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
All over the world, Internet scams abound. Check out this infographic for tips on how to ensure that you don't fall prey to a scheme.
Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/06/17/internet-scams-infographic/
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Kaspersky Lab malware researcher Tim Armstrong details how the popular game Draw Something often features deceptive in-game advertising.
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It was only a few weeks ago that concerns were raised about the lack of restrictions on photo access on the Android platform.
That is, no permissions were required to read an image file, which could lead to privacy leaks from unwitting users installing apps with malicious intent. It seems that a new variant of Android.
Oneclick identified in the wild proves that these concerns should not be underestimated.
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The recent shutdown of the Megaupload file hosting service by the US authorities is being actively exploited by cyber crooks who are attempting to extort money from the service's users, warns TorrentFreak.
The users are being targeted with fake emails ostensibly sent by a German law firm by the name of "Dr. Kroner & Kollegen" that claims to represents Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner and Dreamworks.
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Online criminals target innocent end users with ransom trojans that will lock up the PC, claiming to represent various local law enforcement entities. In total, the reputation of 12 different police organizations are used in this scam.
Source: http://twitpic.com/8v2ucn/full ; Credit to Mikko Hypponen @mikko
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Hard-disk problems are no fun and games. Fearing for all the data stored on our PC, be it personal or work-related is a nightmare to say the least.
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"As Apple hasn't even announced the existence of an iPad 3, these posts and pages (some of which have existed for months) are clearly up to no good," says Graham Cluley.
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Security researchers from Symantec, have spotted a fake browser plugin-in currently circulating in the wild.
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Scams on Twitter or in any other social networking site are common nowadays...
===> Think before you click a link <===
Users should now be familiar with – and wary of – this common bait-and-switch tactic. Clicking links without careful inspection, which can very easily be done by hovering your mouse cursor over them, is a bad habit. Always look and think twice before being tempted to click a link.
Also, do a little research on the legitimacy of tempting promos or offers so you can stay protected, use your common sense, and maintain a healthy dose of scepticism when online.
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The people who read our site are a pretty savvy lot. You know not to accept checks from distant princes. You can spot a phisher from a mile away.
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Dropbox users are advised to be on the lookout for emails entitled “Please update your Expired Dropbox Password.”
Experts warn that cybercriminals are sending out such
===> scam notifications in an effort to distribute malware. <===
Via Gust MEES
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October 4, 2013 5:47 PM
If you use Dropbox and are getting these notifications, they are hackers! 
Philip Verghese 'Ariel's curator insight,
October 6, 2013 8:32 AM
Dropbox users are advised to be on the lookout for emails entitled “Please update your Expired Dropbox Password.”
Experts warn that cybercriminals are sending out such
===> scam notifications in an effort to distribute malware. <===
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Sophos is cautioning smartphone users about bogus text messages offering free Apple products that deliver a bill instead.
Cluley then cautioned readers: “Always take care about clicking on links sent to you out of the blue, even if they arrive on your mobile phone.
===> And learn an important lesson now, once and for all: Apple, one of the world's most successful companies, is not in the habit of giving away its products for free.” <===
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"Did you know that hundreds of Googlers work around the clock to make sure the ads you see on Google are safe?
David Baker, Engineering Director at Google, explains more about our fight against scam ads and our process for keeping you safe." (from Google)
From Search Engine Roundtable: "Google has uncovered a bit on how they manage ad safety with a new blog post yesterday afternoon.
They have come a long way in this regard and it is a constant battle between Google and rogue advertisers.
Google has documented some of the general steps they take to detect bad ads and advertisers.
(1) They monitor ad and landing page content to detect scams, malware and such.
(2) Manual reviews of ads after being flagged by an algorithm
(3) User generated spam reports"
Full article: http://www.seroundtable.com/google-ad-safety-14879.html ;
Via Robin Good
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An insidious scam that can result in multiple malware downloads is currently targeting Facebook users, warns Bitdefender.
It starts rather predictably, as users inadvertently share links to a supposedly leaked pornographic video. If their friends follow the link, they are faced with a request to download a Divx plugin in order to watch the video:
Read more...
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The Better Business Bureau has released this infographic, charting the biggest scams of 2011.
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Just hours after Apple's release of its newest iPad Friday, the highly sought-after gadget became a sleek new weapon in the online scammer's arsenal.
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As well as misusing Event Viewer, ASSOC or a system CLSID, scammers hijack prefetch and inf to con victims into believing they have malware.
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A network of some 7,000 typo squatting domains is being used by scammers to effectively drive traffic towards their scammy sites, some of which get so much traffic that they managed to enter Alexa's top 250 list of sites with the largest Web traffic, say Websense researchers.
The typo squatting domains take advantage of the "fat-fingered" visitors of popular websites such as Google, Twitter, Gmail, YouTube, Wikipedia, Victoria's Secret, Craigslist, and many more, and redirect them to spam survey sites.
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This year, cybercrime has evolved to new and more sophisticated levels — far beyond the days of phishing emails by "lawyers" who need to transfer millions of dollars to your account on behalf of a long-lost African uncle. So, what do you need to keep an eye out for as Christmas approaches?