Displaying items by tag: Bitdefender Antispam Lab

COMPANY NEWS: The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris promise to be a thrilling spectacle. Athletes from around the globe will compete in a range of events that will bring together a massive international audience excited to tune in to the celebrations.

Black Friday sales events make a highly profitable playground for cybercrooks seeking to siphon some of the billion-dollar profits, according to one security firm which warns that the online hazards that await consumers on Black Friday - November 24 - are endless.

Cybersecurity vendor Bitdefender has released findings on Israel-Gaza ‘war scams’ that started on the 13th of October, less than a week after Hamas attacked, claiming its Antispam Lab started seeing email scam campaigns for disaster relief and help for refugees as cybercriminals use the catastrophic war in Israel and Gaza to benefit financially by "exploiting the goodwill and charity" of others.

GUEST RESEARCH: 2023 began with consumers showing strong demand for travel despite economic headwinds that may strain vacation budgets this year.

GUEST RESEARCH: The search for the Titanic-bound submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions ended in tragedy for the five explorers set on surveying the debris of the passenger liner that sunk on its maiden voyage in 1912 near Newfoundland, Canada.

GUEST RESEARCH: On 9 May, Bitdefender Antispam Lab researchers alerted users to an ongoing scam campaign involving so-called 'Illuminati cabals' inciting credulous individuals to join their world-controlling organisation – all in return for riches and a lavish lifestyle.

GUEST RESEARCH: The dark underbelly of the internet never takes a break, and cybercriminals seem to have set their eyes on exploiting eager travellers as we settle into 2023.

Australia is among the top ten recipients of Christmas-themed spam, according to Bitdefender Antispam Lab, but with only 1% of the total volume we're a lot better off than Ireland. Despite the emerald isle having a population that's less than a fifth of Australia's, it has been hit by 24% of the world's seasonal spam.

GUEST OPINION: As the biggest sales event of the year looms large, online crooks are starting to target eager consumers looking to save big on Black Friday.