Summarizing Webroot's Threat Blog Posts for May

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June 06, 2012

The following is a brief summary of all of my posts at Webroot's Threat Blog for May, 2012. You can subscribe to my Webroot's Threat Blog RSS Feed or follow me on Twitter:


01. London’s InfoSec 2012 Event – recap
02. Managed SMS spamming services going mainstream
03. A peek inside a boutique cybercrime-friendly E-shop
04. Cybercriminals release ‘Sweet Orange’ – new web malware exploitation kit
05. Spamvertised ‘Pizzeria Order Details’ themed campaign serving client-side exploits and malware
06. Poison Ivy trojan spreading across Skype
07. A peek inside a managed spam service
08. Ongoing ‘LinkedIn Invitation’ themed campaign serving client-side exploits and malware
09. Spamvertised bogus online casino themed emails serving adware
10. Spamvertised ‘YouTube Video Approved’ and ‘Twitter Support” themed emails lead to pharmaceutical scams
11. A peek inside a boutique cybercrime-friendly E-shop – part two
12. Spamvertised CareerBuilder themed emails serving client-side exploits and malware
13. Pop-ups at popular torrent trackers serving W32/Casonline adware
14.‘Windstream bill’ themed emails serving client-side exploits and malware

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