How to spot malicious mobile apps
The pervasiveness of smartphones has resulted in an onslaught of mobile apps, and it’s pretty safe to say that, by now, there is an app for every imaginable purpose. …
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Stealthy Mughthesec Mac adware exposed: What it does, how to protect yourself
Mac malware is still a rare occurrence, so it’s no wonder that some of it can lurk, unnoticed for months, on random machines. The latest example falls more in the …
Obscuring malicious Facebook links using the Open Graph Protocol
Most users click on links popping up in their Facebook News Feed without thinking twice about it, but it’s good to keep in mind that they can lead to malicious sites. …
Hackers impersonate women online to get into target corporate networks
By all (online) accounts, Mia Ash was a pretty and successful photographer based in London, and she was looking for friendship and love on the Internet. Her LinkedIn account …
Assessing the habits and tactics of organized credit card fraud gangs
By analyzing hundreds of criminal forums, Digital Shadows discovered a new trend in the form of remote learning ‘schools’. Available to Russian speakers only, these six-week …
Swiss users targeted with Windows, macOS banking Trojan
Swiss users are once again hit with emails delivering banking malware, for both Windows and macOS systems. Trend Micro researchers believe the campaign to have been mounted by …
Man stole bitcoin by phishing individuals on the dark web
Michael Richo, a 35-year-old from Connecticut, had the brilliant idea of stealing bitcoin from people involved in illegal deals through dark web marketplaces. Perhaps he …
Cross-border action dismantles network of payment card fraudsters
A successful operation that took down an international criminal network of payment card fraudsters was carried out thanks to cross-border cooperation in Europe. 31 suspects …
Analyzing phishing attacks against 500,000 mailboxes at 100 organizations
Phishing has evolved from a mere nuisance into a global epidemic in which organizations of all sizes and across all industries are being negatively impacted at high frequency. …
Data breach activity reaches all-time high
With over 1,200 breaches and over 3.4 billion records exposed, 2017 is already on pace to be yet another “worst year on record” for data breach activity, according to Risk …
