All Entries in the "Scams" Category

FBI Cybercrime Report

In the recently released annual FBI Cybercrime report, there is some interesting bits of data.

The jump in complaints can probably be partially correlated to the downturn in the economy. Several individuals predicted this would occur.
Here’s a look at the scams prompting the most complaints (by percentage), along with the average amount of [...]

Spybot Search & Destroy Scam

I recently wanted to download Spybot Search and Destroy, a free software package that tests your system for spyware and other malware. I went to Google and typed, “Spybot Search and Destroy” and the following Google results page came up.

In the sponsored links at the top, you see a site called The [...]

March Madness Scam Using SEO Poisioning

With March Madness in the air, you should be aware of a new scam to get your users to get malware installed on their system. It involved the search engine manipulation of Google and others to present malicious and compromised websites at the top of the search results. Websense recently reported that they [...]

Parking Violations used as Phishing Lures

Parking tickets left on cars direct individuals to malware website