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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| We take a look at Adwind, one of the most popular Java Remote Administration Tool. This RAT was distributed via a phishing email and amongst other things, can steal credentials or capture screenshots on the infected machine. Categories: Tags: AdwindbitcoindecryptorhasherezadeJRAT botmalwarephishing |
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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 |
I used to love sitting on the floor and watching Saturday morning cartoons. One of my favorite gags was when a character got really, really hungry. In order to emphasize the point, everything and everyone around them turned to food. The newspaper stand owner became a large hand. The baby in a stroller was suddenly…
I recently posted about why ransomware is such a money maker for criminals. Read it through and I think you’ll understand why this is an area of massive growth for criminals. Ransomware is one of the fastest rising attacks currently out there with no end to that growth in sight. Criminals are making a lot…