1. Neemobeer

    Be Extra Careful Shopping Online for the Holidays

    I'd strongly recommend everyone read the article and pass it along to friends and family. Beware, online shoppers! Cybercriminals have registered over 100,000 look-alike domains that resemble popular retail websites | Cyware Hacker News
  2. News

    TA18-275A: HIDDEN COBRA – FASTCash Campaign

    Original release date: October 02, 2018 Systems Affected Retail Payment Systems Overview This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
  3. News

    TA16-336A: Avalanche (crimeware-as-a-service infrastructure)

    Original release date: December 01, 2016 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview “Avalanche” refers to a large global network hosting infrastructure used by cyber criminals to conduct phishing and malware distribution campaigns and money mule schemes. The United States Department of...
  4. Jim4538

    Risk from 247-helpdesk

    I recently made a support call to what I thought was HP customer support. The rep that answered tried to convince me I had a virus in my hard drive and that I needed to purchase Microsoft Forefront Security Service. At this point I ended the call, however I did foolishly allow the rep to access...
  5. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 This message isn't legit! LOL

    Hi I just got this strange email message. This guy claims to be the innovator of MagicJack and wants people to donate to cover his medical costs... Link Removed Why he would be asking me for money is beyond me, I don't and have never had a MagicJack or anything to do with them. He's only...
  6. P

    Windows 8 eventvwr MS scam

    Hang up if a person with an accent calls telling you that you are receiving malware as you speak and tells to you to enter eventvwr which is event viewer in the run box. It is a scam by Global Inc.
  7. kemical

    Windows 8 Buying Microsoft keys online

    Recently there has been some debate on the legality on the buying and selling of Microsoft activation key's. Luckily for us Microsoft are quite clear about this: Ref: Link Removed Users may have bought keys that work but basically they are not legal. Any threads or posts relating to the...
  8. News

    Fraudulent Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing - Version: 1.1

    Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.1 (January 14, 2013): Corrected the disallowed certificate list effective date to "Monday, December 31, 2012 (or later)" in the FAQ entry, "After applying the update, how can I verify the certificates in the Microsoft Untrusted Certificates Store?" Summary...
  9. News

    Fraudulent Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing - Version: 5.0

    Severity Rating: Revision Note: V5.0 (September 19, 2011): Revised to announce the rerelease of the KB2616676 update. See the Update FAQ in this advisory for more information. Summary: Microsoft is aware of active attacks using at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar, a...
  10. badrobot

    Sunset and cat lovers beware.

    Sunset and cats can be hazardous to your online bank account. Full story: http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/sunsets-and-cats-can-be-hazardous-to-your-online-bank-account/
  11. P

    Windows 8 Beware of Acadia Global: Ongoing PC Infection Scam Alert

    A company called Acadia Global is still trying to tell poeople that their pcs are getting infected and they can fix it for a price. It is a known scam dating back to at least 12/12. Go to the FBI at www.ic3.gov and report it if it hapens to you. Do not give any money or information.
  12. News

    Security Advisory 2798897 released, Certificate Trust List updated

    Hello, Today we released Security Advisory 2798897 to notify customers that we are aware of active attacks using a fraudulent digital certificate issued by TURKTRUST Inc. To help protect customers, we have updated the Certificate Trust List (CTL) to remove the trust of the certificates causing...
  13. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing

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  14. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory (2798897): Fraudulent Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing - Versio

    Revision Note: V1.0 (January 3, 2013): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is aware of active attacks using one fraudulent digital certificate issued by TURKTRUST Inc., which is a CA present in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities Store. This fraudulent certificate could be...
  15. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory (2661254): Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length - Version: 1.2

    Revision Note: V1.2 (September 11, 2012): Clarified that applications and services that use RSA keys for cryptography and call into the CertGetCertificateChain function could be impacted by this update. Examples of these applications and services include but are not limited to encrypted email...
  16. Dangaioh

    Windows 7 Amazon notification scam alert.

    Just posting for those that have Amazon associated with your ordering email address. just this past week, I have received a couple of order update notices that looked like it came from Amazon, and sure enough it's faked. Since I used this particular email address for order notification, it was...
  17. Drew

    Windows 8 Red Alerta - Warning!

    Please Be Advised: There are ads on TV for things to diagnose & fix computer woes. They spew a plethora of rubbish, say they will cure everything under the sun, all the many problems & infections everyone must, already, have (whether they know it or not), that they will speed up your slow...
  18. catilley1092

    Windows 7 Someone has ripped me off!

    Today, prior to making a purchase, I checked my balance on my government issued debit card. While doing so, I noticed an error on my statement of charges. A charge to Everingame.com, Omaha, NE for $10.96. I checked out the site & it was a gaming accessory site. Never seen it before in my life...
  19. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing

    Provides a link to Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing. Link Removed
  20. News

    Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing

    Provides a link to Microsoft Security Advisory (2616676): Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing. Link Removed