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Beware of COVID-19 Phishing Emails

Several new COVID-19 phishing email campaigns have been detected over the past few days that are exploiting fear about the novel coronavirus pandemic to deliver computer viruses and steal sensitive information. People are naturally worried about getting infected with the real virus especially with the high fatality rate, so emails related to COVID-19 are likely […]

Victims of coronavirus scams leave UK victims seriously out of pocket

Victims of scams related to the coronavirus outbreak lost nearly €1 million in February, according to the UK’s fraud and cybercrime centre. In a warning to the public, Action Fraud UK said fraudsters conned people out of more than £800,000 (€918,000) in the month, using the COVID-19 crisis to concoct phishing email scams. It said […]

CAPTCHA Phishing Scam Targets Android Users

A CAPTCHA phishing scam has been detected which is being used to trick users into downloading a malicious file that intercepts multi-factor authentication codes on a user’s smartphone. With the codes, hackers can perform a more extensive attack and gain access to a much wider range of resources such as email and bank accounts. When […]

Middlesbrough FC fake football trial scam warning

Fraudsters are targeting young footballers across the world offering them fake trials in return for money. Middlesbrough Football Club said it had been contacted by would-be professionals saying they had been offered trials by the club. Club spokesman Paul Dews said in one case $150 (£116) was demanded but no cash was handed over. A […]

Raids mounted on fake Indian tech support centres

More than 50 people have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in fake security warning scams. The New York Times said that Delhi police made the arrests during raids on 26 call centres linked to the scams. Software giant Microsoft helped police trace who was behind the large-scale operations. It said it received […]

Five smart things you should know about phishing

1. Phishing refers to the practice of sending e-mails posing as a genuine service provider and seeking to access confidential information about credit cards and bank accounts. 2. Such e-mails are designed to mislead the investor. Misaligned logos, expanded or contracted photos, or signatures with dubious designations are a giveaway. 3. Look for spelling and […]

Is SEO considered as a kind of spam activity?

Lately, we’ve been seeing a lot of SEO poisoning cases and felt it necessary to spend a little more time explaining them. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is all the rave these days. Anybody that owns a website and is trying to make an impact or working to improve their traffic has heard the term, and […]

iGame Malta joins Microgaming Poker Network

We are pleased that iGame Malta has decided to transfer to the Microgaming Poker Network, and we understand that the iGame gamers will find the MPN, with its concentrate on producing an environmentally sound online poker environment, to be a invite home. “We remain in also advanced conversations with a variety of various other significant […]

PHP Spam Poison – Free Download

Overview The PHP Spam Poison is a fake-page generator that simulates long lists of fake email addresses and links to more generated pages, to be harvested by spam-robots, effectively poisoning their databases with useless email addresses. This spam poisoner was inspired by the WPoison software from Monkeys.com. Features of the PHP Spam Poison It uses […]