Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:55:45 +0000
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| Secret Sister scams are back, just in time for the holiday season. What is it, and how does it part people from their money? We take a look.
Categories: Tags: chain letterfacebookholiday scamspyramid schemePyramid schemesscamsecret santaSecret Sister |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:02:06 +0000
Twitter cryptocurrency scams are becoming more and more advanced and convincing, with scammers using new techniques and some heavy artillery.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:37:26 +0000
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| A new browlock (browser locker) steps up the game once more with soup to nuts obfuscation. Learn more about how it works and what you can do to protect against it.
Categories: Tags: Base64browlockchromeextensionMalwarebytes Browser Extensiontech support scamsZepto.js |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| A file downloaded to your computer says it’s a virus but turns out to just be a ploy used by tech support scammers.
Categories: Tags: browlockbrowser lockersmalwarescamstech supportTSSvirus |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Yes, those sextortion email scams using old passwords are still making the rounds. How can you spot a real sextortion attempt from an empty threat? And when should you report to authorities? Read on to find out.
Categories: Tags: bitcoinbtcemailsKrebsOnSecurityMalwarebytes ForumsphishingscamscammersscamssextortionSocial Engineering |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| New information released by Twitter sheds fresh light on the various professional troll campaigns deployed alongside the 2016 presidential elections.
Categories: Tags: 2016 US electionsdatasetselection tamperingfake storiesiranrussiaRussian Facebook adsSocial Engineeringtwitter |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:39:38 +0000
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| Doctor Who Series 11 is upon us, and so too are the dubious streams and links promising fresh content. We take a look at what’s currently on offer, separating the spam from the timey-wimey wibbly wobbly.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Prashant Tilekar| Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2018 10:05:14 +0000
Nowadays attackers are searching for new techniques to spread malware, recently we came across a new emerging way to deliver malware through IQY file. Till now we had seen spread of malware through various file types and chains such as Word document, Script, JAVA files. Fig 1: Attack chain IQY file…
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:00:00 +0000
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| A recent bout of TV Licensing phishing emails promise British users a refund once they log in to a phony TV License website and provide payment details. Read on to see if you’ve been impacted.
Categories: Tags: emailfakefraudphishphishingscamSocial Engineeringtv license |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:42:47 +0000
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| Thousands of WordPress sites have been injected with the same malicious redirection. We review the infection details and the malicious traffic leading to browser lockers.
Categories: Tags: bitcoinBitcoin CodebrowlockIndicators of compromiseinjectionsJavaScripttech support scamsTSSwordpressZues |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| Beyond the medium used to reach you (which is most often email), what are some of the common signs and behaviors of phishing? Conversations that focus on the inbox only leave users with an inadequate understanding of how to protect against this ubiquitous threat.
Categories: Tags: iOS phishingphishingphishing scamsmishingsms phishingSocial Engineeringvishing |
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