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Month: January 2017
A week in security (Jan 01 – Jan 07)
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 1st of January to the 7th. This week, we touched on the Sundown exploit kit with a surprising payload and a fake technical support page that wreaked havoc on Mac systems. Categories: Tags: denial of servicedosEKexploit kitrecapsundowntech supportweekly blog roundup |
Clickjacking campaign abuses Google Adsense, avoids ad fraud bots
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| Ad fraud is a billion dollar problem for advertisers. When real users are tricked into clicking on ads they can’t even see, (almost) everyone loses. Categories: Tags: ad frauddoubleclickEKexploit kitsGoogleGoogle AdsGoogle Adsensemalvertisingmalware |
Explained: Environmental variables
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| This post is intended to make readers aware of the existence and use of environmental variables. A windows feature that is often only known to programmers and other advanced users. Categories: Tags: environmental variablesExplainedPieter Arntzthe more you knowwindows |
Post-holiday spam campaign delivers Neutrino Bot
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| Spammers took a break over the holidays but are back in form with a campaign pushing the Neutrino Bot. Categories: Tags: ddosmacromicrosoftMicrosoft Security Officeneutrino botspam |
More phishy sponsored tweets
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| Watch out: sponsored Tweets leading to phishing pages are doing the rounds once more. We take a look at the latest phishing scam being pushed to unsuspecting Twitter users, and show how the scammers are after a double-whammy of login credentials and credit card information. Categories: Tags: phishphishingscamscammerssponsoredtweettwitter |
Selfie safety: keeping your security picture perfect
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| Selfies! Everybody likes the odd selfie, but are you keeping good security practices in mind when setting up the shot? There are dangers both online and off. We take a look at the latest possible security issue stemming from a quick snap, along with some of the things you should (and shouldn’t) be doing when lining up your latest photo. Categories: Tags: Instagramselfieselfiessnapchatsocial mediasocial networktwitter |
A week in security (Jan 08 – Jan 14)
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 8th of January to the 14th. This week, we look back at sponsored tweets that phish, fake Word documents that download and execute a bot, ad fraud, and, yes, selfies. Categories: Tags: ad fraudBotneutrino botphishing scamrecapselfiesponsored tweetweekly blog roundup |