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iCloud support scams

April 25, 2017 admin apple, Apple ID, celebgate, cybercrime, icloud, iCloud ID, iOS App Store, iPhone, Mac, Mac App Store, Mac Cybercrime, SCAM, tech support, tech support scam, TSS

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:00:07 +0000

Stay on the lookout for a new iCloud scam. A Malwarebytes employee reported receiving multiple calls claiming to be from Apple Support and asking for her credentials.

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Report: Cybercrime climate shifts dramatically in first quarter

April 13, 2017 admin Adware, Android malware, celebgate, Cerber, Chris Boyd, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, dridex, eitest, exit scam, exploit kit, fappening, Findzip, hiddenads.lck, hoeflertext, intra market fraud, jisut, Locky, mac malware, malspam, malware, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, necurs, potentially unwanted programs, Powershell, PUP, Q1 2017, ransomware, RIG exploit kit, sage, Social engineering, spora, survey scams, tech support scammers, Threat analysis, vault 7, windows malware, WWE dump

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:00:09 +0000

The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. Threats which were previously believed to be serious contenders this year have nearly vanished entirely, while new threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis efforts.

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Tags: adware android malware celebgate cerber Chris Boyd cybercrime cybercrime tactics and techniques dridex eitest exit scam exploit kit fappening Findzip hiddenads.lck hoeflertext intra market fraud jisut Locky mac malware malspam Malwarebytes malwarebytes labs necurs potentially unwanted programs powershell PUP Q1 2017 ransomware RIG exploit kit sage Social Engineering Spora survey scams tech support scammers vault 7 windows malware WWE dump

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