Once you install the app, which is free, it will continue to scan your Twitter account and notify you by direct message of any threats. BitDefender includes scanning on demand, so you can scan accounts before deciding to follow them.
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This particular phishing scheme stands out from others. In fact that the scammers are using the compromised Tumblr accounts to set up more and more phishing pages, which are all registered in the last few weeks to bogus clients.
Scam Alert: Don’t Trust Emails From Apple About iPhone5
Fraudulent emails have started surfacing that announce the imminent availability of the new iPhone 5GS from coming Friday. These emails are part of a new wave of phishing scams and are likely to be an attempt to hack Apple IDs and passwords.
The Apple ID of a user is his/her core identity in the eyes of Apple Inc, and any cyber criminal can get to enjoy all the services that Apple has to offer on your behalf. The hacker would have unlimited access to all of user apps and can utilize the user’s money (which is some cases is a lot) to buy new ones.
Report: Facebook is the Most Blocked Site… And the Most Allowed
OpenDNS, the world’s largest provider of Internet navigation and security services, has just released some interesting statistics about the websites that are commonly blocked, and the websites that network administrators give access to their users in 2010. Facebook was the top most blocked website in 2010, and the second most frequently whitelisted website, with more than 14 percent of all admins who block websites on their networks choose to block Facebook.
Twitter Phishers Catch Some Big Game
It’s easy to fall victim to some of the more sophisticated Twitter and other social network scams out there, as exemplified by the ability of the latest Twitter phishing attack to catch some big names in its net. British Environment Minister Ed Miliband and BBC correspondent Nick Higham along with others in the media and politics displayed the same sex-related Tweets that linked to phishing sites after their accounts were hijacked. Although the scam has its own agenda, which may involve identity theft or skewing search engine results, citizens’ trust in already suspiciously-viewed institutions might take a serious downturn if this trend continues.
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