Phishers are trying everything they can to improve their chances of harvesting user credentials. They are known for experimenting with different fake social media applications in a desperate move to lure users. Recently, we found a few examples of some new fake apps. In the first ...

Contributor: Avdhoot Patil Celebrity scandals are always popular and phishers are keen on incorporating them into their phishing sites. Recently, we observed a phishing site featuring British singer and actress Rita Ora. The phishing site was hosted on a free Web hosting ...

Contributor: Avdhoot Patil Phishers are not letting go of the chaos in Syria. They are using a common phishing template and modifying the messages. In March, phishers mimicked the same website of an organization in the Arab Gulf States observed in a

Contributor: Avdhoot Patil Phishers have already shown interest in the violence that erupted recently in various parts of the Arab world. The phishing attack involving Syria is a good ...

Contributor: Sandeep Ingale When it comes to financial organizations, being informed about best security practices is every customer’s right. Many organizations provide this information on their websites to help their customers learn how to take full advantage of the ...

Contributor: Avdhoot Patil New methods to entice victims into handing over their personal information are always being devised by the people behind phishing websites and the use of fake social networking applications is always popular. During the past month, phishing on ...

Contributor: Ayub Khan Symantec has been constantly monitoring phishing sites hosted on compromised Indian websites. In 2011, our study detailed these compromised sites and we did a similar ...

Contributor: Avdhoot Patil Phishers have already made their mark in Southeast Asia by targeting Indonesians. For the past couple of years, celebrities have been their key interest in the region.

Contributor: Avdhoot Patil Recently, cybercriminals have been focusing on the conflict in Syria to incorporate current events in their cyber warfare. In December 2012, phishers mimicked the website of a well-known organization in the gulf with the motive of stealing a ...

Contributor: Ayub Khan Phishers consider special occasions as an opportunity to strike at end users and Christmas has always been a favorite for phishers to introduce new phishing baits. For this past Christmas, phishers created a phishing site pretending to be a popular ...