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Liar, liar, pants on fire! Barclays phish claims cards explode

August 17, 2018 admin 0 Comments barclays, credit card, cybercrime, fail, fake, LOL, phish, quality control, SCAM, snail mail, snail mail phish, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:00:02 +0000

We feel compelled to relay the dire warning from this Barclays snail-mail letter, which we acquired through social media, therefore it must be true.

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A week in security (August 6 – August 12)

August 13, 2018 admin 0 Comments Botnet, CTNT report, cybercrime, exploit kits, meltdown, ransomware, RDP, recap, Security world, true cost of cybercrime, Twitter bots, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, whatsapp. javascript

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:37:10 +0000

A round-up of the security news from August 6 – August 12, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript.

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Tags: botnet CTNT report cybercrime exploit kits Meltdown ransomware rdp recap true cost of cybercrime twitter bots week in security weekly blog roundup whatsapp. javascript

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A week in security (August 6 – 12)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:37:10 +0000

A round-up of the security news from August 6 – 12, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript.

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Tags: botnet CTNT report cybercrime exploit kits Meltdown ransomware rdp recap true cost of cybercrime twitter bots week in security weekly blog roundup whatsapp. javascript

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White hat, black hat, and the emergence of the gray hat: the true costs of cybercrime

August 8, 2018 admin black hat, Business, costs of cybercrime, cybercrime, data breaches, gray hat, Micahel Osterman, Osterman report, Security world, white hat

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Osterman Research recently completed a major survey on behalf of Malwarebytes to determine the actual cost of cybercrime to businesses. Here’s what we discovered.

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Tags: black hat business costs of cybercrime cybercrime data breaches gray hat Micahel Osterman Osterman report white hat

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A Look at Scan4You and the Counter Antivirus Service Landscape

August 2, 2018 admin Antivirus, cybercrime, cybercriminals, encryption, HawkEye, keylogger, law enforcement, Scan4You, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:30:09 +0000

The concept of antivirus (AV) scanning within IT security is simple and effective. These programs, which have become part and parcel of typical infrastructure and data protection strategies, scan enterprise networks for known malware signatures and other processes associated with suspicious hacker activity. If and when these signatures or processes are detected, the antivirus program…

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Social engineering attacks: What makes you susceptible?

August 2, 2018 admin 419 scam, Blackmail, catfishing, cold call scams, crytocurrency scam, cybercrime, fraud, phishing, ransomware, rogue software, seo poisoning, sextortion, Social engineering, social engineering attacks

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Cybercriminals will do what it takes to get what they want, whether that’s breaching a corporate network or stealing credentials with malware. But what do we do if hackers are hacking us instead of our computers? Here’s how to tell if you’re susceptible to social engineering attacks, and what to do to combat them.

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Tags: 419 scam blackmail catfishing cold call scams crytocurrency scam fraud phishing ransomware rogue software seo poisoning sextortion Social Engineering social engineering attacks

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What’s in the spam mailbox this week?

July 31, 2018 admin apple, cybercrime, email, malspam, phishing, sexploitation, Social engineering, spam

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:00:27 +0000

We take a look at a few of the most notable spam emails in circulation over the last week, including a money muling scam, Apple phishes, and a sexploitation message featuring old, but real, passwords.

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New Android P includes several security improvements

July 27, 2018 admin Android, Android P, cybercrime, google, Mobile, privacy, Security

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:12:28 +0000

With its release around the corner, we take a close look at the Android P security improvements and how the newest version of Android will better protect the privacy and data of its users.

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Tags: Android Android P Google Mobile privacy security

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Trojans: What’s the real deal?

July 25, 2018 admin Botnet, cybercrime, ddos, downloader, malware, Mobile, Rat, trojans, virus

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:40:47 +0000

We take a fresh look at Trojans: the history of the term, the most popular threats over the years, the different types of Trojans, and their relationship with social engineering.

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Tags: botnet ddos downloader malware Mobile rat Trojans virus

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Mobile Menace Monday: Adware MobiDash gets stealthy

July 23, 2018 admin Adware, Android, cybercrime, mobidash, Mobile, mobile menace monday, stealthy, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:00:50 +0000

Adware MobiDash, an ad-displaying nuisance, now comes with some additional stealth features. As a result, these features hide the existence of Adware MobiDash—even when it’s in plain sight.

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