Cyber Top Cops Newsflash

SHPAMEE Project Updated

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:38:29 GMT

The SHPAMEE Project has been updated with new examples. For those who haven't noticed yet, we have a separate feed for updates to this project: http://feeds.feedburner.com/shpamee

Launch of the SHPAMEE Project

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:15:56 GMT

Today marks the launch of a new educational initiative called the SHPAMEE project. Read more about it on the Cyber Top Cops blog

Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 Review

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:32:06 GMT

Outpost Security Suite Pro is an Internet Security Suite with a lot of potential and innovative features. For an in-depth look into the pros and cons of this security suite, read our latest security software review.

Live Online Priority Support [Update]

Mon, 26 May 2008 21:45:40 GMT

With the launch of Google Talk's new Chatback feature earlier this year and due to certain unresolved issues with ChatStat, we decided to switch back to Google Talk for our Live Online Priority Support Service.

BitDefender Internet Security Review

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:54:02 GMT

Read our take on BitDefender Internet Security 2008

New Product Reviews

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:34:48 GMT

New reviews have been added to our Reviews section. These are: AVG Anti-Virus + Firewall, AVG Anti-Malware and Kaspersky Anti-Virus. These reviews are not in depth reviews like the reviews done on the Internet Security products, they only give the user a basic overview of the differences between these products and the more comprehensive versions that's available.

New Hoaxes, Scam and Spam Examples

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:14:15 GMT

Over 45 new examples of hoaxes, scams and spam e-mails have been published today.

Malware Weekend

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:35:10 GMT

A lot of malware related improvements have been made to our site. We simplified our Malware Removal Guide, added a new Online Malware Scanners page and expanded our malware reporting services by adding a page that can be used to submit the URLs of malicious websites to us.

Live Online Priority Support [Update]

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:57:52 GMT

Live Online Priority Support is now powered by ChatStat. You no longer have to download Google Talk or any other chat software to receive priority support from us. You can chat directly to us from our website via the ChatStat system.

RSS Feeds Page

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:48:50 GMT

We have listed our RSS feeds on separate page for easy access and subscription to all our feeds. The page also includes easy-to-follow instructions for those who are not familiar with the methods of subscribing to RSS feeds.

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 Review

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:44:36 GMT

Read our review of what may be regarded as one of the best Internet Security suites of all time.

Malware Reporting Service

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:35:28 GMT

The work on the malware sample submission service is finally done and we are ready to receive your submissions. At the moment it can only process files with a size of 2MB or smaller, but we hope to increase this limit in the future.

The Ultimate Spam Reporting Method

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:06:55 GMT

Check out our latest recommended method of reporting spam. Within two mouse-clicks you can report spam to several anti-spam organisations simultaneously.

What We Do With Your Spam.

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:04:11 GMT

We have put together a page where we explain exactly what we do with the spam reported to us.

New Scam E-mail Examples

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:55:57 GMT

We updated the Hoaxes, Spams & Scams section with new examples of eBay Phishing scams, PayPal Phishing scams, Home Loan Phishing Scams, a new Amazon Phishing Scam and a couple of Bank Of America phishing scams.

E-mail Service Migration Complete

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:13:29 GMT

Some of you may have experienced some problems reporting spam to us lately. Our mailboxes were unable to handle the load so we decided to migrate our e-mail service to Google Apps in order to provide a better service to the people reporting spam to us. The migration process is now complete and you should now be able to report spam to us again, without any problems.

Spam Reporting Policy Update

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:59:28 GMT

We changed our spam reporting policy once again. We have increased the daily limit of spam data to 2MB per person. The temporary e-mail account used for large attachments will not be available anymore very soon, so please report all your spam (including spam with large attachments) to spam@cybertopcops.com.

Live Online Support (Beta)

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:55:14 GMT

New and improved online support is now available via Google Talk. Please note that the service is currently still in Beta.

UEFA League Promotions Scam

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:07:08 GMT

Scammers impersonating UEFA are distributing e-mails promising huge sums of money.

Hilarious Banking Phishing Scams

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:09:54 GMT

Apart from the dangers of phishing scams, they often provide bit of comedy. Take a look at some of the most ridiculous ideas used by scammers in the American Express Phishing Scam, the APEX ACH Phishing Scam and the Chase Online Banking Phishing Scam.

New Spam Reporting Policy

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:26:20 GMT

We decided to implement a new spam reporting policy by limiting the amount of spam data per person to 1MB per day. This is done in order to conserve bandwidth, not only our own, but also the bandwidth of the people reporting the spam to us. Please refer to our Report Spam page for more information on reporting spam to Cyber Top Cops.

Tips for Securing Your Web Browser

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:01:52 GMT

Helpful tips for making your browser safer and less vulnerable to browser hijacks and harmful websites.

Thunderbird Spam Filter Training

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:20:56 GMT

Learn how to train the Junk Mail Filter of Mozilla Thunderbird for optimal spam filtering and junk mail control.

New Tips and Tricks

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:42:32 GMT

We have updated the tips on configuring the Thunderbird Junk Mail Controls. We also added two new tips namely: Using the QuickScan Functions of Anti-Malware Applications and useful Firewall Configuration Tips.

Malware Removal Guide Updated

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:36:45 GMT

We have updated our malicious software guide with additional malware removal techniques and advice. This includes the Special Malware Removal Tools, the Kaspersky Online Virus Scanner and several smaller improvements to the guide, including the addition of the Malware Removal Forums earlier this week.

Malware Removal Forums

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:39:05 GMT

We have added a new step to our Free Malware Removal Guide. This step involves a list of sites users can visit for assistance in the removal of stubborn malware. We encourage all our visitors to send us suggestions of other good malware removal forums that can also be added to this page.

Latest Scams

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:42:33 GMT

The latest scams added to our site:
FBI Monitoring Scam
Harvey Investment Company Scam
Sydney Car Centre Scam
Online Cyber Lottery Scam
Capital One Phishing Scams
Halifax Phishing Scams
MidAmerica Bank Phishing Scams

Pages updated with new examples:
Royal Bank Of Scotland Phishing Scams
Special Event Malware Spam

Stamp of Approval Project On Hold

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:27:53 GMT

After long consideration, we decided to put the Cyber Top Cops Safety Stamp of Approval on hold until further notice. This decision was made due to the constant rise in cyber crime and since our main goal is to battle cyber crime, we decided to devote all our resources towards this goal until we have some spare resources available for this project. Every applicant who applied so far will be notified via e-mail.

Two new phishing scams

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:47:22 GMT

Two new examples have been added to our Banking Phishing Scams section, namely the National Westminster Bank Phishing Scam and the North Island Credit Union Phishing Scam.

Latest Updates

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:56:07 GMT

Quite a few changes have been made to the site over the past few weeks. We have redesigned the layout of the Hoaxes, Scams, Spam section by placing each example on a separate page. This was done to place more emphasis on specific examples and to make the pages load faster.

We also added two new categories namely the Malware Spam and IRS Phishing Scams sections. We also added a couple of new examples to the Banking Phishing Scams section.

Finally, we grouped all the different types of software from our Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Anti-Hacker and Ant-Spam pages onto one single page called the Cyber Security Software Page.