Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Shipping Confirmation Email Messages on September 10, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30661 First Published: 2013 September 5 15:15 GMT Last Updated: 2013 September 11 15:01 GMT Version: 3 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a shipping confirmation notification for the recipient. The text in...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Document Attachment Email Messages on September 5, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30633 First Published: 2013 September 3 18:17 GMT Last Updated: 2013 September 5 16:29 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an attached document for the recipient. The text in the email messag...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Tax Filing Notice Email Messages on September 2, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30625 First Published: 2013 September 3 14:39 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain tax filing notice for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Account Information Request Email Messages on August 29, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30545 First Published: 2013 August 29 15:38 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an identity confirmation notification from PayPal for the recipient. The text in the message body attempts to...

Pinterest Closes Hole That Allowed Anyone to View User's Email Address

A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in Pinterest, the rapidly growing social network, that enables an attacker who knows a target’s username or user ID to discover that user’s email address. The bug is quite simple to exploit and could give an ambitious attacker a huge target lis...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Wire Transfer Confirmation Notification Email Messages on August 20, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30473 First Published: 2013 August 20 20:12 GMT Last Updated: 2013 August 22 14:07 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a bank wire transfer notification for the recipient. The text in the ema...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Purchase Order Notification Email Messages on August 17, 2013.

Medium Alert ID: 30444 First Published: 2013 August 19 16:35 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claims to contain a purchase order notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Payment Slip Email Messages on August 3, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30314 First Published: 2013 August 5 11:50 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a payment slip for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open the...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Payment Information Email Messages on August 19, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30204 First Published: 2013 July 24 16:26 GMT Last Updated: 2013 August 19 17:23 GMT Version: 3 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain bank payment information for the recipient. The text in the email message...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Tax Refund Notification Email Messages on July 23, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30177 First Published: 2013 July 23 15:35 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain tax refund form attachment for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Payment Invoice Notification Email Messages on July 22, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30176 First Published: 2013 July 23 15:32 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a payment invoice notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipien...

Warning : Emma Watson scam worm spreading widely on Facebook

Spammers have now leveraged the popularity of Harry Potter's star Emma Watson in a Facebook scam that offering tape of popular Hollywood movie star Emma Watson with a malicious link, actually spreading the malicious links and Porn images on infected user's profiles. This isn't the first time Emma...

Warning : Emma Watson scam worm spreading widely on Facebook

Spammers have now leveraged the popularity of Harry Potter's star Emma Watson in a Facebook scam that offering Sex tape of popular Hollywood movie star Emma Watson with a malicious link, actually spreading the malicious links and Porn images on infected user's profiles. This isn't the first time...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Contact Information Request Email Messages on July 17, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30120 First Published: 2013 July 17 20:03 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that contain a personal contact information request for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient...

Beware of Fraudulent Sites, phishing for Twitter accounts

There's a scam spreading through Twitter Direct messages DMs and fake emails, appealing users to visit a fake twitter phishing site i.e "twittler.com". Scam uses a hijacked Twitter account to send out direct messages that appear completely legitimate. Security blogger, Janne Ahlberg blogged about...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Receipt Attachment Email Messages on July 12, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30069 First Published: 2013 July 15 12:30 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to German-language spam email messages that claim to contain a receipt for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to...

Beware of Fraudulent Sites, phishing for Twitter accounts

There's a scam spreading through Twitter Direct messages DMs and fake emails, appealing users to visit a fake twitter phishing site i.e "twittler.com". Scam uses a hijacked Twitter account to send out direct messages that appear completely legitimate. Security blogger, Janne Ahlberg blogged about...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Monetary Award Email Messages on July 9, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30019 First Published: 2013 July 10 14:59 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a monetary award for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open the...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Investment Account Payment Information Email Messages on July 9, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30018 First Published: 2013 July 10 14:57 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain an investment payment notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Product Shipment Information Request Email Messages on July 10, 2013

Medium Alert ID: 30020 First Published: 2013 July 10 14:54 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a shipment notification attachment for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to persuade the...