Security News

FBI: Email Scams Take $3.1 Billion Toll on Businesses (Threatpost)
2016-06-15 19:19

Business-related inbox scams are reaching epidemic levels with the total cost to business reaching a whopping $3.1 billion.

BEC scams: What you need to know (Help Net Security)
2016-06-10 13:30

Ransomware attacks hitting businesses and institutions might be the latest trend, but they are just one of the threats these organizations have to protect themselves against. Another prominent one...

WhatsApp Gold doesn’t exist, it’s a scam that spreads malware (Help Net Security)
2016-05-25 19:25

WhatsApp users are once again targeted by malware peddlers, via messages that offer WhatsApp Gold, supposedly an enhanced version of the popular messaging app previously used only by “big...

Don’t fall for the washing machine conman Facebook scam (Naked Security)
2016-05-16 16:24

The "buyer" said he wanted to test the £150 appliance but wound up driving away in clean clothes! Did he take the sellers to the cleaners?!

Scam or Satire? (Schneier on Security)
2016-05-13 18:50

You decide....