Co-Authors: Ashish Diwakar and Avdhoot Patil
Phishers often choose baits with the motive of targeting a large audience. Using popular celebrities as bait is a good example. Phishers understan
Category: Messaging Gateway
Phishers Dislike Facebook Timeline
March 8, 2012
Symantec
Co-Author: Ayub Khan
Phishers regularly introduce new types of fake applications with the motive of improving their chance to harvest user credentials. In February 2012, Symantec observed a p
Russian Spammers Eye World Content Show
February 8, 2012
Symantec
Thanks to Anand Muralidharan for their assistance with this research.
Televison channels across the world are set to be at the 14th International Exhibition and Forum, World Content Show, hel
Web Attack Ahead of Tax Season
February 7, 2012
Symantec
At 3 AM, on February 6, 2012, Symantec Security Response observed spam carrying malicious links which target the upcoming tax season. The spam volume spiked between 6 AM and 1 PM, identifying over