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Myspace vs. Facebook: the good old days?

April 16, 2018 admin Adware, Congress, cybercrime, Facebook, malware, MySpace, myspace tom, privacy, scams, Security, Social engineering, tom

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:13:59 +0000

There’s a debate happening at the moment: Myspace vs. Facebook. Was it safer? Easier to use? More welcoming of sparkly gifs? We take a walk down memory lane and remind you that privacy and safety concerns plagued ye old social networks of yore.

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Tags: adware congress facebook malware myspace myspace tom privacy scams security Social Engineering tom

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Facebook spammers making things worse

April 13, 2018 admin cybercrime, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, finnish, messenger, Social engineering, spam, Youtube

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Adding to Facebook’s burden are two spam campaigns. One is aimed at Finnish users and the other was quickly terminated, but we expect both to resurface in one form or another.

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Tags: facebook Facebook Messenger finnish messenger spam youtube

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 32

April 12, 2018 admin Amazon, cybercrime, Facebook, games, news, podcast, pubg, Special Projects, Threats, transatlantic cable, transatlantic cable podcast

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:07:00 +0000

On this week’s podcast, Jeff and David discuss Facebook fallout, Amazon’s “voice-sniffing” patent, and a paid version of Google.

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Panerabread.com breach could have impacted millions

April 3, 2018 admin Brian Krebs, cybercrime, data breach, hacking, Identity Theft, KrebsOnSecurity, Lord & Taylor, MyFitnessPal, Orbitz, Panera, Panerabread.com, privacy, Saks Fifth Avenue

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:53:29 +0000

The Panerabread.com breach might have exposed 37 million customers’ data online. What should you do to make sure your security isn’t compromised?

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Tags: Brian Krebs data breach identity theft KrebsOnSecurity Lord & Taylor MyFitnessPal Orbitz Panera Panerabread.com privacy Saks Fifth Avenue

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Malicious gaming extensions: a child’s play to infection

April 3, 2018 admin Adware, cmptch, cybercrime, extensions, Gaming, malicious gaming extensions, slither, Social engineering, video games, webstore

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:30:00 +0000

Some gaming portals have been preying on children to get their malicious extensions installed. They use targeted advertizing and offer (already) free games as a reward for installing their adware.

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Tags: adware cmptch extensions gaming malicious gaming extensions slither video games webstore

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Mobile Menace Monday: Fake WhatsApp can steal info from your phone

April 2, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, Fake WhatsApp, Mobile, mobile menace monday, mobile riskware, riskware, triple m, WhatsApp, WhatsApp Plus

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +0000

WhatsApp Plus has the potential to steal information, as it is a variant of Android/PUP.Riskware.Wtaspin.GB, a fake Whatsapp riskware that dates back to mid-2017.

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Tags: Android fake whatsapp mobile menace monday mobile riskware riskware triple m whatsapp WhatsApp Plus

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What Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica problem means for your data

March 26, 2018 admin Aleksandr Kogan, cambridge analytica, cybercrime, data, Donald Trump, Facebook, mark zuckerberg, privacy, quiz, social media, Trump

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Facebook is in the spotlight, as the recent Cambridge Analytica story involving millions of users’ data continues to melt news servers around the world. We strip away the complications and tell you exactly what happened, and why you may want to reconsider your use of social media platforms in 2018.

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Tags: Aleksandr Kogan cambridge analytica data donald trump facebook Mark Zuckerberg quiz social media trump

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“Celebrating Stephen Hawking” with a 419 scam

March 23, 2018 admin 419, cybercrime, fake, mail, quiz, SCAM, Social engineering, spam, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking scam

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:51:08 +0000

Scammers are using the good name of the recently deceased scientist Stephen Hawking to lure potential victims into a 419 scam, complete with a quiz and large cash prize for the winner.

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