Security News

Bug in iOS Mail app is a dream come true for phishers (Help Net Security)
2015-06-11 10:46

A serious bug in the default Apple iOS Mail application can be easily exploited to show extremely realistic-looking pop-up prompts and trick users into sharing their Apple iCloud login credentials, se...

Phishers Going the Long Way Round to Avoid Filtering Systems (Threatpost)
2015-06-05 11:21

Any human with an email address likely has gotten thousands of spam messages that look like delivery notifications, invoices, or other alleged communications from shipping companies such as UPS or...

Phishers register domain names, hammer traditional targets (Help Net Security)
2015-05-28 07:00

The number of domain names used for phishing reached an all-time high, according to a new report by the the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Many of these were registered by Chinese phishers, who r...

Chrome extension protects your Google account from phishers (Help Net Security)
2015-04-30 07:36

Google developers have created Password Alert, an open source Chrome extension that aims to prevent users from entering their Google password in a phishing site or, alternatively, alert them when they...

Phishers increasingly target banks and ISP accounts (Help Net Security)
2015-04-13 07:15

Phishing against banks and ISPs rose markedly compared to other sectors in the third quarter of 2014, according to the APWG. The number of brands being attacked remains high, and malware variants cont...

Phishers target victims of iOS device theft (Help Net Security)
2015-03-03 10:06

A clever phishing scheme has been spotted targeting users who have had their iPad or iPhone stolen, leading researchers to believe that it has been set up by a criminal group that offers thieves the s...