Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:45:49 +0000
An old but persistent email scam known as “sextortion” has a new personalized touch: The missives, which claim that malware has captured webcam footage of recipients pleasuring themselves, now include a photo of the target’s home in a bid to make threats about publishing the videos more frightening and convincing.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:51:46 +0000
We take a look at reports of organised review bombing, leading to extortion threats to get the negative ratings removed.
The post Extortionists target restaurants, demand money to take down bad reviews appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:42 +0000
 | |
| Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at Washington state’s latest efforts to provide better data privacy rights for their residents, dove into the many security questions regarding fintech, and took a look at performance art’s impact on Google Maps. Categories: Tags: a week in securityadposheladwaredata privacy lawdata privacy legislationfacebookfinancial techfintechgoogle mapsIowa Caucus faulty appLemon Duckweek in security |
The post A week in security (February 3 – 9) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:24:50 +0000
 | |
| We look at some of the ways people have gamed online mapping systems over the years. Categories: Tags: art vs techbusinessescarscrowdsourcingGooglegoogle mapsgpsgps locationlocationmap makermapsreviewstraffic appstraffic sensorsuser generated content |
The post Google Maps: online interventions with offline ramifications appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read more
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:14:21 +0000
It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KkXzlbi_Sso” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read more