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Google, Yahoo!, Facebook and Microsoft Start Battle Against Email Spam
Social Media Although methods like SPF and DKIM have been used in email phishing protection already, they have their limitations. Finally, all tech giants, namely Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, PayPal, Facebook and LinkedIn are going after spammers. They have decided to verify if the email sender is indeed the actual sender. Read More »
Eat at McDonalds for FREE! (limited time only) – Facebook Scam
Scams Reports indicate that a new scam on Facebook has been spreading like wildfire. The scam titled - "Eat at McDonalds for FREE! (limited time only)" has been circulating across the social network with the following message - "McDonalds is currently giving away free meal vouchers to all Facebook users!" Read More »
India becomes the top source of Spam emails in Q3 2011
Online Security According to a recent report from Internet security company Kaspersky Labs, India has become the top source of spam emails for the third quarter of 2011. Read More »
Get 1 F.R.E.E. Walgreens Gift Card – Facebook Scam
Scams A new message spreading on Facebook claims to giveaway a free Walgreens gift card just for “sharing†the message with your friends. Well, don’t get too excited about this because it is a scam. The scam has the title – “Get 1 F.R.E.E. Walgreens Gift Card! (limited time only)†and with the description that reads – “Walgreens is currently giving away 1 gift card to 10,000 lucky Facebook users!†Read More »
Wow!! Do You Remember This Photo? – Facebook Virus
Scams A virus scam is reported to be spreading on the social networking giant, Facebook. The scam message titled - "Wow!! do you remember this photo?" has a link attached to it, which leads users’ to a bogus webpage, and automatically downloads a malware program on the user's computer. Read More »