Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:14:48 +0000
Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/yYDlj-wH94I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Anant Pulgam| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:17:12 +0000
Phishing email still remains one of the top malware propagation medium. Recently, we came across an interesting phishing email containing couple of Jumpshare links pointing to malicious components. Jumpshare is an online file sharing service and often cyber criminals abuse these kind of file sharing services. Upon clicking on one of the links in…
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000
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| We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack. Categories: Tags: 101businessmalspamorganisationorganizationorganizationsphishphishingscamsmishingSocial Engineeringspamspear phishspear phishingwhaling |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:00:51 +0000
Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS Quick Heal security researchers recently observed ransomware that uses RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) which is a subpart of MaaS (Malware as a Service). Before delving into the AKO ransomware or RaaS, one must understand what Malware as a Service means, as it is…
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:09:22 +0000
There is no free Macbook. There IS no free Macbook. There is NO free Macbook.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6ku0_sae734″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 17:43:15 +0000
You’re invited to a climate demonstration… but to find the time and place, you need to open an attachment. Don’t do it!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TSrHFFcfOs4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:30:02 +0000
This follow-up sextortion demand, timed to align with Christmas, has a much more aggressive and menacing tone that last week’s version.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9oxseBcWbcM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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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=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:50:02 +0000
If webmail, WhatsApp and IM are killing SMS, someone might want to tell Google – as it continues to add new features to its Messages app.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bOkj5uWtjPM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:09:34 +0000
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| We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor behind the campaign will use whatever information available on the target that causes them to trust that the threat actor does indeed have incriminating information on them. (They don’t.) But as public awareness of… Categories: Tags: bitcoinscamsextortion scamsspam |
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