Security News

The rise of mobile transactions and online lending fraud (Help Net Security)
2015-08-20 08:00

During Q2, ThreatMetrix examined cybercrime attacks detected during real-time analysis and interdiction of fraudulent online payments, logins and new account registrations. They analyzed more than 3 b...

Does your mobile carrier track you online? (Help Net Security)
2015-08-18 11:40

At least nine mobile carriers around the world are using "supercookies" to track users' web browsing, a study by human rights organization Access has shown. Supercookies are special tracking header...

Scammers exploit mobile ads for easy profit (Help Net Security)
2015-08-12 09:04

Pop-up ads targeting mobile device users are, arguably, one of the most annoying things in existence. But did you know that they could also make you inadvertently spend small amounts of money for effe...

Looks like mobile device security is on nobody's mind (Help Net Security)
2015-08-12 07:18

Despite recent high-profile data theft attacks, much of the American workforce has not taken action to protect information on their personal and corporate-issued devices. Citrix found that the majorit...