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Twitter app spams Fappening bait and Amazon surveys

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:37:07 +0000

With news of another so-called Fappening (nude photos of celebrities distributed without permission) doing the rounds, it was inevitable that scammers would look to take advantage. We’ve already seen message board aficionados warn others of dodgy download links and random Zipfiles claiming to contain stolen nude photos and video clips, but today we’re going to look…

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Tax-themed phishing and malware attacks proliferate during the tax filing season

Credit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:50:12 +0000

Tax-themed scams and social engineering attacks are as certain as (death or) tax itself. Every year we see these attacks, and 2017 is no different. These attacks circulate year-round as cybercriminals take advantage of the different country and region tax schedules, but they peak in the months leading to U.S. Tax Day in mid-April. Cybercriminals are using a variety of…

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The Results – Pwn2Own Day Three

Credit to Author: Dustin Childs (Zero Day Initiative Communications)| Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 02:59:00 +0000

Our final day of Pwn2Own 2017 came to a close with some amazing research. The contest had never previously required a 3rd day of competition, but with our largest ever number of registrations, coinciding with our 10th anniversary, extending to include the extra entries proved more than worthwhile. Just today, we awarded $250,000 and 54…

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