Avoid these Doctor Who Series 11 scams
Doctor Who Series 11 is upon us, and so too are the dubious streams and links promising fresh content. We take a look at what’s currently on offer, separating the spam from the timey-wimey wibbly wobbly.
Official Cardi B website plagued by spammers
Over the past few days, fans of singer Cardi B noticed her website was slowly filling up with spam. We take a look at what happened.
Facebook spammers making things worse
Adding to Facebook’s burden are two spam campaigns. One is aimed at Finnish users and the other was quickly terminated, but we expect both to resurface in one form or another.
More Replica Automated Mails Lead to Fake Pharma
Following a fake YouTube notification spam we wrote about are similar campaigns that now target Facebook, WhatsApp, and Skype users.
Replica YouTube Automated Mails Lead to Fake Pharma
Fake online pharmacies may not be as hot news as government-backed advance malware; however, they could be seen as a persistent threat.
Malvertising Via Google AdWords Leads to Fake BSOD
Tech support scammers launch the infamous fake Blue Screen Of Death via a Google AdWords malvertising campaign.
Scammers Exploit Alton Towers Crash with Fake YouTube Video
Scammers latch onto the recent Alton Towers roller coaster crash with a fake video / survey sign-up combination.
“YouTube Account Manager has sent you a Message…”
Fake YouTube scammers are messaging users with warning of account suspensions and lure users into offers, surveys, downloads, etc.
Convincing YouTube look-alike fires RIG Exploit Kit
The lure of salacious videos is often used to trick people into downloading malware. But, in case you didn’t download the file, you could still get infected, this time silently.
Fake Private Videos Offer Surveys, EXEs and .XPI Installs
Fake private videos get you to click and download shady programs.