Security News

How criminals use fraud guides from the Dark Web to scam organizations and individuals
2019-04-17 13:34

A review of fraud guides by Terbium Labs reveals the tactics used by cybercriminals to steal and exploit your data.

‘Land Lordz’ Service Powers Airbnb Scams
2019-04-14 18:40

Scammers who make a living swindling Airbnb.com customers have a powerful new tool at their disposal: A software-as-a-service offering called "Land Lordz," which helps automate the creation and...

Two robocallers fined $3m for Google listings scam
2019-04-10 10:20

The robocall scammers were defrauding small businesses who were scared of seeing their Google search listings drop off.

BEC Scam Gang London Blue Evolves Tactics, Targets
2019-04-04 13:00

Business email compromise group London Blue is back with evolved email domain spoofing tactics and a newfound interest in targets in Asia.

Yup, it's the new tax year: If you smell a RAT, it's because crims are ramping up tax scams
2019-04-04 11:12

Tell your dad not to open the 'HMRC' Word doc promising a yuge refund As the tax year rolls over into 2019/20, cybercrims have started belching out phishing emails and tax-themed malware,...

March Madness Scams Give Attackers Fast Break
2019-04-01 20:15

Researchers have seen March Madness-related phishing scams, fake domains and adware spike as cybercriminals take a pass at tournament viewers.

New scam accuses you of child abuse, offers to remove evidence
2019-03-19 18:06

This scam is both intimidating and disturbing - the crooks are presenting themselves as corrupt CIA officials who will take a bribe.

FTC says taxpayer voice phishing scams are up nearly 20x
2019-03-11 10:50

The real Social Security people will never call to threaten your benefits or tell you to wire money, send cash, or put money on gift cards.

FBI warns of SIM-swap scams, IBM finds holes in visitor software, 13-year-old girl charged over JavaScript prank...
2019-03-09 08:30

Tired: Booth babes. Wired: Floof babes. Expired: Conference hall carpets Roundup This week we had an NSA reverse-engineering toolkit released at the RSA Conference, a buffer bashed aboard British...

Phishing Scam Cloaks Malware With Fake Google reCAPTCHA
2019-02-22 21:29

Phishing emails target a bank's users with malware - and make their landing page look more legitimate with fake Google reCAPTCHAs.