Archive for August 2010

The UK university clearing service sent students a misleading email just hours before their A-Level examinations results.
Aug/10
23
Malware at Highest Levels Ever in First Half of 2010
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, News, Scams & Fraud

A McAfee report has shown that there were 10 million new malware types found in the first half of this year.
AutoRun · botnets · malware · malware production · McAfee · spam · spam prevention · trojans
Aug/10
23
Six Arrested from Gang Over Banking Spam Scam
No comments · Posted by Dan Coysh in Latest News, News, Scams & Fraud

Some 20,000 accounts were compromised by the cyber-criminals in order to steal millions of pounds.
fraud · fraudulent emails · identity theft · phishing · phishing scams · spam · spam bank emails · spam emails