Valentine’s

Valentine's Day spam starts to appear

Valentine's Day spam starts to appear

More event-related threats.
Dan Kaplan Feb 2 2010 1:47PM Security
Why cybercriminals love a good Valentine’s Day

Why cybercriminals love a good Valentine’s Day

For cybercriminals, Valentine's Day is just another opportunity to draw in unsuspecting internet users, as Phil Vasic, A/NZ country manager for Websense, explains.
Phil Vasic Feb 10 2009 2:55PM Security
Symantec prepares for Valentine’s Day massacre

Symantec prepares for Valentine’s Day massacre

Symantec has identified 20 subject lines from spam emails intending to capitalise on this weekend's Valentine's Day.
Daniel Fitzgerald Feb 9 2009 3:26PM Security
Valentine's spam starts to heat up

Valentine's spam starts to heat up

Security experts are warning users of a rising tide in Valentine's day-themed spam messages and malware attacks.
Shaun Nichols Jan 30 2009 4:47PM Security
Email worm spreads under guise of Valentine's Day greetings

Email worm spreads under guise of Valentine's Day greetings

The criminal group behind the Waledac email worm, distributed last week in inauguration-related phishing attacks, is now leveraging Valentine's Day to distribute malware and expand a botnet.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 28 2009 10:36AM Security
Storm clouds Valentine's Day inboxes

Storm clouds Valentine's Day inboxes

The Storm worm is showing no signs of letting up in its Valentine's Day assault..
Shaun Nichols Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Security
Hackers roll out Valentine's Day rootkit

Hackers roll out Valentine's Day rootkit

Nurech.B spreads through e-card spoofs.
Robert Jaques Feb 16 2007 10:25AM Security
Mass-spammed Valentine's Day worm attack underway

Mass-spammed Valentine's Day worm attack underway

A virus posing as a Valentine's Day message has been spammed to email recipients in a global campaign.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 15 2007 6:31AM Security
New IM, Valentine's Day threat disclosed

New IM, Valentine's Day threat disclosed

Instant messenger users have another thing to worry about, according to security firm Symantec.
Frank Washkuch Mar 10 2006 9:08PM Security
Organized cyber criminals target Valentine’s Day surfers

Organized cyber criminals target Valentine’s Day surfers

In the run-up to Valentine’s Day, security experts have warned that a recent jump in the number of online dating sites across the world can be at least partly attributed to the increase in malevolent websites used by cyber criminal as an opportune moment for phishing, spam and hacker attacks on unsuspecting victims.
William Eazel Feb 13 2006 10:15AM Security
St Valentine's Day worm massacre

St Valentine's Day worm massacre

Virus writers are targeting the world’s lovers by creating Valentine’s Day related malicious code. Two worms, Kipis-H and VBSWG-D, are spreading their love and destructive payload, via email and peer-to-peer networks.
David Quainton Feb 11 2005 3:02PM Security
Trend Micro sends Valentine's warning

Trend Micro sends Valentine's warning

Anti-virus firm Trend Micro is warning users to be suspicious of Valentine’s greeting emails on Saturday, February 14.
Dan Ilett Feb 13 2004 2:52PM Security
Prepare for more threats on Valentine’s Day

Prepare for more threats on Valentine’s Day

Akonix Systems, an enterprise security solutions provider, is warning companies to be on guard for additional infosec threats come Valentine’s Day.
Illena Armstrong Jan 28 2004 9:50PM Security

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