• Companies team up to combat email scams

  Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating email scams known as phishing.

• Adscend denies Facebook, AG allegations

  Adscend Media, the defendant in lawsuits filed this week by Facebook and the Washington attorney general, on Friday denied the allegations in the complaints and shifted blame to its affiliates.

• Facebook scammers redirect victims through Amazon's cloud

  Facebook scammers have started redirecting victims through Amazon's cloud in order to bypass malicious URL filters, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor F-Secure.

• Facebook, Washington state sue alleged ad scammer

  Washington's attorney general announced two new lawsuits against Adscend Media, a company that allegedly has been earning US$20 million a year using a Facebook scam.

• JB Hi-Fi warns customers about fake voucher giveaway

  A Bahamas-based travel website called ‘myholidayvouchers.info’ is understood to be behind a Facebook scam that targeted Australians with the offer of a $200 JB Hi-Fi (ASX: JBH) gift voucher.

Whitepapers about scams

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  Security and Trust: The Backbone of Doing Business Over the Internet

  This whitepaper explores the latest developments in website security that online businesses should consider to build consumer confidence, protect their valuable brand, safeguard sensitive information and increase transactions.