phishing

Holiday season scams: Fake deals, fake stores, fake opportunities
Black Friday is widely regarded as the beginning of the US (and increasingly global) Christmas shopping season. Cyber Monday, which comes three days later, was created to …

South Korea Winter Olympics: Cyber lessons from the past
There is little doubt that guns, gates, and guards will be on full alert in Pyeongchang, South Korea as the nation readies itself for the 2018 Winter Olympics, which begin …

The long tail of phishing attacks
Targeted phishing has become the single most effective attack type in the world today. Phishing attacks have been the root cause of the majority of the large-scale data …

The tools criminals use to prepare a stolen iPhone for resale
Reselling stolen mobile phones is a lucrative business all over the globe, and iPhones are very much in demand. Whether lost or stolen, the iPhones are often locked by their …

Phishing is a greater threat to users than keyloggers and third-party breaches
When it comes to loosing access to their accounts, phishing is a greater threat to users than keyloggers and third-party breaches, researchers have found. How many valid …

Artful Netflix-themed phishing campaign can fool many
A recently spotted Netflix-themed phishing email campaign is so well crafted that it’s difficult for many less tech-savvy users to spot the scam. Extremely convincing …

The mobile workforce: Productive, but susceptible to data compromise
An enterprise’s biggest problem when it comes to data compromise isn’t just technologies that are vulnerable, it’s how their employees use technology. Digital transformation, …

Researchers analyze 3,200 unique phishing kits
Most phishing sites are quickly detected and access to them is blocked, but not matter how fast the “takedown” happens, the number of victims is still large enough …

Beware fake Android cryptocurrency trading apps on Google Play
Two phishing apps that were made to look like the official app of popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex have been booted off Google Play after ESET researchers notified …

Cybercriminals focus on the shipping and cloud storage sectors
The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s latest report found upticks in phishing attacks against companies in the Logistics & Shipping as well Cloud Storage & File …

Google offers Advanced Protection for high-risk users of its services
High-risk Google users – journalists, human rights and civil society activists, but also campaign staffers and people in abusive relationships – can now take …

Apple’s intermittent password prompts prime iOS users for phishing
By asking iOS users to enter their AppleID password intermittently and with no regard of environment, Apple has laid the groundwork for phishers to go after the sought-after …
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