Security News

How an URL shortener allows malicious actors to hijack visitors’ CPU power
2018-05-23 19:25

URL shorteners are often used by malware peddlers and attackers to trick users into following a link they otherwise wouldn’t. But Coinhive’s URL shortener carries an added danger: your CPU power...

Major uptick in mobile phishing URL click rate
2018-04-10 16:00

In a study of Lookout users, more than half clicked mobile phishing URLs that bypassed existing security controls. Since 2011, Lookout has observed this mobile phishing URL click rate increase 85...

Quant Loader Trojan Spreads Via Microsoft URL Shortcut Files
2018-04-10 14:48

Researchers are warning of a new email phishing campaign that launches a trojan capable of distributing ransomware and stealing passwords.

Researcher: McAfee URL Security Service Gave Pass to Trojan
2017-11-16 16:03

But ClickProtect Worked as Designed, McAfee ContendsA security service from McAfee designed to scan and block malicious links sent via email appears to have given a free pass to "Emotet" banking...

McAfee URL Security Service Gave Pass To Banking Trojan
2017-11-16 10:33

But ClickProtect Worked As Designed, McAfee ContendsA security service from McAfee designed to scan and block malicious links sent via email appears to have given a free pass to "Emotet" banking...

Wait, Do You Really Think That’s A YouTube URL? Spoofing Links On Facebook
2017-10-30 11:00

While scrolling on Facebook how you decide which link/article should be clicked or opened? Facebook timeline and Messenger display title, description, thumbnail image and URL of every shared-link,...

Login-stealing phishing sites conceal their evil with lots of hyphens in URL (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-15 13:49

Compromised domains target Android users with fake login pages for cloud services.

Phishing attacks target mobile browsers with dash-padded URLs (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-15 13:49

Compromised domains target Android users with fake login pages for cloud services.