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May 8, 2012: As announced, Microsoft has released their May 2012 Security Bulletins. Three of the bulletins are rated 'Critical' with potential impact of remote code execution. Affected software includes the Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Developer Tools.
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- Peering Into a Pinterest Scam Toolkit
Hardik Shah - May 14, 2012
Pinterest is getting lots of media attention lately. Spammers are also starting to exploit the social-media “pinup” site to make quick money. We have found that there are already lots of ready-to-use tools that make it easy for anyone to start Pinterest scams without much difficulty or technical skill. These tools are so easy that Read more... - Mother’s Day a Lure for Fake Gift Offers
Paras Gupta - May 10, 2012
Mother’s Day is normally celebrated by people to express their love for their mothers. We sometimes buy them special gifts such as watches, antiques, greeting cards, or flowers. Spammers also celebrate Mother’s Day, but with a different goal in mind. As always, spammers like to take advantage of special occasions and festivals. Currently we see Read more... - Unwanted Apps in Google Play Pose as Fake AV
Carlos Castillo - May 10, 2012
In recent years one of the most prevalent malware threats for PCs (and lately Mac users) is fake-antivirus software, which pretends to be a legitimate security program. Its real purpose is to charge victims a fee to remove a nonexistent threat. The same threat has now been ported to mobile devices. In some cases we Read more...
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