Security News

A day in the life of London seen through spam and weak Wi-Fi
2019-05-03 09:40

You've read through the terms and conditions, yes? Something for the Weekend, Sir? I arise with thoughts of robots having sex.…

Spam Campaigns Spread TrickBot Malware with Tax Lure
2019-04-08 15:15

Three recent spam campaigns are pretending to be from ADP and Paychex; in reality, the malicious emails are spreading the TrickBot trojan.

Firefox draws battle lines against push notification spam
2019-04-08 10:53

Mozilla doesn’t yet know how to solve the problem of website push notification spam in the Firefox browser, but it’s working on it.

Oh dear, Lads: Spam marketing bosses banned from forming UK firms for clobbering folk with 500k calls and texts
2019-02-11 12:31

Lad Media, The Lead Expert don't look so 'expert' now The bosses of lead-generation firms Lad Media and The Lead Experts have been slapped with four and six-year bans on forming companies...

Spy Campaign Spams Pro-Tibet Group With ExileRAT
2019-02-04 20:45

Referencing the Dalai Lama, the spam campaign is targeting recipients of a mailing list run by the Central Tibetan Administration.

Bomb threat spam may stem from GoDaddy DNS weakness
2019-01-24 13:15

A bomb threat spam campaign that hit North America last month may have been engineered using a flaw in GoDaddy’s domain management process, it was revealed this week.

Redaman Spams Russian Banking Customers with Rotating Tactics
2019-01-23 20:27

The banking trojan hides its misdeeds with a rotating set of tactics.

Hackers Infiltrate Early Warning Network System to Send Spam
2019-01-07 21:42

Just as ex-tropical Cyclone Penny moved toward the coast of Queensland, Australia, users of Early Warning Network reported receiving strange messages from the emergency system.

Apple spams users with unwanted ‘Carpool Karaoke’ push notifications
2018-12-21 10:29

It's U2 déjà vu: Apple's yet again shoving stuff at users without their say-so. This time, it's via the TV app, to some iOS users.

ThreatList: Holiday Spam, the Perfect Seasonal Gift for Criminals
2018-12-12 17:26

Consumers are much more likely to fall for spam during the season of giving.