Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 23:03:19 +0000
This “I am well aware” email is just another sextortion scam where crooks try to blackmail you with a video they don’t actually have.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/IYX-tv1HR4k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read more
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:09:10 +0000
Last summer, a wave of sextortion emails began flooding inboxes around the world. The spammers behind this scheme claimed they’d hacked your computer and recorded videos of you watching porn, and promised to release the embarrassing footage to all your contacts unless a bitcoin demand was paid. Now, French authorities say they’ve charged two men they believe are responsible for masterminding this scam. One of them is a 21-year-old hacker interviewed by KrebsOnSecurity in 2017 who openly admitted to authoring a banking trojan called “Nuclear Bot.”
Read more
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:15:39 +0000
The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WC2UWpWBTyQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read more
Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:13:30 +0000
BlueKeep’s back, ransomware batters Spain, and yet more sextortion – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eQT-finaN3E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000
 | |
| A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more. Categories: Tags: Adobe Creative Cloudadvanced persistent threatsAmerican Cancer SocietyAndroidAPTbloggercybersecurity challengesdata breachdisaster donation scamemoji appesportsFancy BearfraudFTCGafgytinternetjournalistsMaaSMagecartMalware-as-a-ServiceMessageTapNuclear Power Corp of IndiaRaccoonRetina-XsextortionSMBstalkerwareUS Federal Trade Commissionwordpress |
The post A week in security (October 28 – November 3) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read more
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:47:05 +0000
Sextortion scammers have started hijacking poorly managed or defunct blogs to expand an increasingly profitable business.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-sDLyHGhvIU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:38:31 +0000
| |
| 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 |
The post A week in security (August 5 – 11) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read more
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:53:14 +0000
Here’s a story of super-sized digital blackmail aimed at one of the biggest cryptocoin exchanges out there.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wjsAyiwmQzo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read more