Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 11:19:06 +0000
The Brothers Grimm fairy tales are deep source of object lessons in information security — not just for children, but also for adults.
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Credit to Author: Alexey Malanov| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:29:36 +0000
We look at the ridiculous reasons behind four recent cryptohacks.
Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:09:34 +0000
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| We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor behind the campaign will use whatever information available on the target that causes them to trust that the threat actor does indeed have incriminating information on them. (They don’t.) But as public awareness of… Categories: Tags: bitcoinscamsextortion scamsspam |
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Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:02:39 +0000
Dave and Jeff take a look at Bitcoin mining in Georgia, Fortnite bans, the latest on gaming cheats, and more.
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Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:18:08 +0000
Dave and Jeff chat about the week’s top cybersecurity news, including whether you should put your license plates online, FTC crackdowns on stalkerware, Aussie cops making bank on Bitcoin, and more.
Read moreCredit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Sextortion scams are back on the radar, and many say they’re on the uptick. We investigate an email campaign to see how lucrative the business of sextortion can be. Categories: Tags: 163qcNngcPxk7njkBGU3GGtxdhi74ycqzk1KE1EqyKLPzLWQ3BhRz2g1MHh5nws2TRk3HXdb3HAw1wVzU9b7ZSigvGaStd8KoZ3zJbitcoinBitcoin sextortionblackmailCCCChaos Computer ClubChaosCCDigital ShadowsEFFElectronic Frontier Foundationscamssextortion emailsextortion scams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Sextortion scams are back on the radar, and many say they’re on the uptick. We investigate an email campaign to see how lucrative the business of sextortion can be. Categories: Tags: 163qcNngcPxk7njkBGU3GGtxdhi74ycqzk3HXdb3HAw1wVzU9b7ZSigvGaStd8KoZ3zJbitcoinBitcoin sextortionblackmailDigital ShadowsEFFElectronic Frontier Foundationscamssextortion emailsextortion scams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:38:31 +0000
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| The latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 5–11. We touch on problematic backdoors, the grim possibility of the Internet of Thoughts, and smart home improvement. We also released a retrospective report on ransomware. Categories: Tags: a week in securityAPT28awisbackdoorsbitcoinbmibrain-machine interfacechrome incognitoCTNT reportdslr flawfacebookFancy BearIBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence ServicesIRISMark Zuckerbergmessenger kidsphishingprotonmailransomwarerobocallrobocall scamsextortionsmart homessteamStrontiumweekly blog roundup |
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