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The notorious Pushdo botnet has topped Fortinet’s top ten most reported threats list for March, claiming 13.5 percent of all malware activity for the month. One of five image spam emails captured during July contained a scam PDF document, according to research released this week by messaging security vendor MessageLabs. Spammers have turned to ZIP files to push pump-and-dump scam emails past filters, researchers said this week. Three Indian men have been arrested on the suspicion of hacking into US brokerage accounts to boost the value of their shares, the US Justice Department (DOJ) said yesterday. Nigerian scammers have launched a new spam campaign sending fake Google Calendar meeting invitations in an attack targeted towards corporate users, security vendor BitDefender warned today.
A new virus that appears to harken back to the days when malware was written for notoriety and annoyance is actually a craftily executed social engineering scheme that seeks financial fortune for its masterminds. What is the future of the infamous Storm worm, has it morphed into the Mega-D botnet that is now posing a threat or shrunk out of sight? Malware distributors are using a fabricated sex scandal to push their wares, according to security researchers.. Spammers were more naughty than nice this past holiday season, according to Symantec’s monthly ‘State of Spam’ report. SCAMwatch is warning Australians of a phony email claiming to be from RAC Finance Limited, part of the Western Australian Royal Automobile Club (RAC). 94 percent of spam-advertised online scams are hosted on individual web
servers. Users are being warned of a new phishing scam falsely telling recipients they need to download a Microsoft patch. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking a U.S. District Court judge to hold two alleged MySpace phishers in contempt of court after the pair were found to be violating a prior agreement with the agency. As Apple aficionados toast the Macworld expo, security researchers are warning of a rogue application targeting OS X.

A bogus file-cleaning application trying to induce downloads by using scare tactics is now targeting the Mac community, researchers said today. A targeted assault of phishing emails opened the door for hackers to glean the sensitive information of up to 12,000 visitors to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, officials said Thursday. Attacks having a detrimental effect on reputation. The US Federal Trade Commission is warning businesses to be on the lookout for spam that contains a trojan-laden attachment claiming to be a legal complaint against recipient. Crafty spammers overnight launched a new wave of pump-and-dump scams, this time delivering junk mail that includes audio attachments encouraging recipients to buy a penny stock.
A phishing scheme attempted this week to capture both victims' personal information and their phone calls, according to researchers at SecureWorks.