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HBGary e-mails are a treasure trove for social engineers

The recent publication of the second batch of corporate e-mails exchanged between HBGary and HBGary Federal executives and various contacts in US intelligence, military and …

Inclement weather resurrects the “friend in need” scam

This recent spat of snowy weather has grounded may planes and stranded many passengers in Europe. It has also prompted scammers to resurrect en masse the tried and true friend …

Week in review: Gawker breach, social engineering and security predictions for 2011

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, reviews and articles: Gawker Media breach claimed by Gnosis The credit for the breach of …

FarmVille players lured with fake “farm cash” offer from Zynga

The latest Facebook scam takes advantage of the popularity of Zynga’s FarmVille game and lures users into allowing an application access to their accounts with promises …

Hacktivism and social engineering emerge as top threats

Hacktivism and more profit-oriented malware, social engineering and malicious codes with the ability to adapt to avoid detection will be the main threats in the coming year, …

Underground toolkits will make cyber espionage easy

With the growing diversity of operating systems among companies, as well as the growing use of mobile devices, cybercriminals should have a very profitable 2011. Their tactic …

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