by Alex Eckelberry | Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
If you are enthusiastic about VIPRE, you might consider nominating it in About.com’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards.The awards will highlight the best products, features and services in categories including technology, hobbies and parenting. About.com will be...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our rogue researcher (and that’s “rogue” in all senses of the word) Patrick Jordan found this over the weekend. We’re not sure how.Somebody — hopefully with legitimate site access — appears to be having some fun with some potty humor: (Click on graphic to...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Spear phishing aimed at HRThe Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is reporting that businesses have received Bredolab variants in email attachments masquerading as job applications.“Recent FBI analysis reveals that cyber criminals engaging in ACH/wire transfer fraud...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
URL-shortening site Bit.ly appears to be effectively filtering the links in what remains of the “free iPhone” spam surge on Twitter. Also, the number of spammed Tweets is far lower today than yesterday when we found a rate of over 1,300 per hour.It is not known why...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
A wave of Twitter posts advertising a “free iPhone” continues today at the rate of about 1,300 Tweets per hour. They lead to sites that require visitors to purchase any of a variety of subscription services in order to get the “gift.”At least one Twitter user seemed...
