Security News

Sextortion Scam Wields Stolen Passwords, Demands Bitcoins
2018-10-31 14:03

Attackers Send a Leaked Password as 'Proof' Victim Was HackedScammers behind an ongoing "sextortion" campaign have been emailing a legitimate password - likely from a publicly leaked list - to...

Crypto exchange collapses, victims accuse it of exit scam
2018-10-31 11:30

Another day, another exchange goes down - but was it a hack or an exit scam?

Why is Elon Musk promoting this Bitcoin scam? (He’s not)
2018-10-23 10:34

While scrolling through my Twitter feed I saw a Bitcoin scam so unabashed that it got me thinking.... do such scams really work?

How to train your employees to avoid online scams: 5 tips
2018-10-16 15:44

According to Microsoft, online scammers are still tricking people with tech support scams, but there are ways to stay safe.

Sophisticated Voice Phishing Scams
2018-10-02 20:09

Brian Krebs is reporting on some new and sophisticated phishing scams over the telephone. I second his advice: "never give out any information about yourself in response to an unsolicited phone...

100,000 home routers recruited to spread Brazilian hacking scam
2018-10-02 06:30

GhostDNS in the machine A DNSchanger-like attack first spotted in August on D-Link routers in Brazil has expanded to affect more than 70 different devices and more than 100,000 individual piece of kit.…

Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever
2018-10-01 14:02

Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it's easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put...

Beware of Hurricane Florence Relief Scams
2018-09-24 16:34

If you're thinking of donating money to help victims of Hurricane Florence, please do your research on the charitable entity before giving: A slew of new domains apparently related to Hurricane...

Microsoft purges 3,000 tech support scams hiding on TechNet
2018-09-12 13:03

Microsoft has taken down thousands of ads for tech support scams that infested the company’s TechNet support domain.

Why that email from your boss could be a scam waiting to happen
2018-09-10 15:15

Impersonation fraud is on the rise, and SMBs lose an average of $35,000 to these attacks, according to Lloyds Bank.