Security News

HHS Watch Dog Agency Warns of Phone Scam (InfoRiskToday)
2017-04-19 08:18

Research on Tech-Support Scams (Schneier on Security)
2017-04-12 11:34

Interesting paper: "Dial One for Scam: A Large-Scale Analysis of Technical Support Scams": Abstract: In technical support scams, cybercriminals attempt to convince users that their machines are...

'Can You Hear Me?' Scam Hooks Victims With a Single Word (InfoRiskToday)
2017-03-31 16:18

UK residents hit with extremely personalized scam emails (Help Net Security)
2017-03-30 15:25

A compelling and potentially very successful email spam campaign is being leveraged against UK residents, warns Sophos researcher Paul Ducklin. The email addresses the recipients by their first...

Widespread Email Scam Targets Github Developers with Dimnie Trojan (The Hackers News)
2017-03-30 01:52

Open source developers who use the popular code-sharing site GitHub were put on alert after the discovery of a phishing email campaign that attempts to infect their computers with an advanced...

One of the most prolific botnets is back - and now it's being used for stockmarket scams (ZDNet)
2017-03-29 13:03

Ransom scam exploits Apple iOS Safari flaw to target porn viewers (ZDNet)
2017-03-28 11:03

Minecraft players get scams instead of mods (Help Net Security)
2017-03-23 20:49

Google has recently removed 87 fake Minecraft mods from Google Play, after being notified by researchers about their malicious nature. A partial list of these malicious Android packages can be...

Bitcoin scams: Beware of crooks trying to steal your cryptocurrency with these schemes (ZDNet)
2017-03-23 14:03

Lithuanian Man Arrested Over $100 Million Email Scam (SecurityWeek)
2017-03-23 03:33