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Please don’t buy this: identity theft protection services

November 28, 2017 admin credit card, credit monitoring, cybercrime, Equifax, Experian, fraud, Identity Theft, IdentityForce, IdentityWorks, Lifelock, please don't buy this, privacy

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:31:58 +0000

Identity theft protection services promise to have your back against cybercriminals looking to steal your data. But they don’t actually stop them from taking your identity. Are they worth it, then? We say no.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Chrome declares war on unwanted redirects

November 27, 2017 admin ads, chrome, cybercrime, google, Mobile, pop-up blocker, redirects, safe browsing

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:30:33 +0000

Google initiates their plans to implement new changes in Chrome to defend against annoying web redirects.

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Tags: ads chrome Google pop-up blocker redirects safe browsing

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Uber: How Not To Handle A Breach

November 22, 2017 admin Current News, cybercrime, Data Privacy, extortion, Security, Spotlight

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:18:01 +0000

Uber is a company that is embattled on all fronts. From a very public power struggle to labour issues to regulatory challenges to a reportedly toxic culture, Uber sits in a precarious position. Yesterday, a new strike against the company came to light. In October 2016, Uber was hacked resulting in the exposure of 57…

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Text messages and the Bitcoin Code: follow the money trail

November 21, 2017 admin bitcoin, Bitcoin Code, BTC, CoinDesk, cybercrime, sms, Social engineering, spam

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Text messages are being sent around claiming recipients are in possession of a Bitcoin. That would be quite a lot of free money…if it were true. Instead you get the Bitcoin Code, a dodgy trading site we recommend staying far away from.

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Tags: bitcoin Bitcoin Code btc CoinDesk sms spam

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When you shouldn’t trust a trusted root certificate

November 16, 2017 admin certificate authority, certificates, cybercrime, driver root certificates, root certificates, Technology

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:30:00 +0000

A trusted root certificate is the cornerstone of authentication and security in software and on the Internet. But even this can be abused by criminals. Learn when you shouldn’t trust these trusted sources.

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Tags: certificate authority certificates driver root certificates root certificates

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Bad romance: catphishing explained

November 15, 2017 admin catfishing, catphishing, cybercrime, espionage, identity fraud, phishing, Social engineering, sweetheart scam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:46:00 +0000

You may have heard of catfishing, where people lure romancers online by faking their identity. But what about catphishing? This dangerous practice uses similar romantic triggers, only its goal is to dupe users and businesses out of personal info.

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Tags: catfishing catphishing espionage identity fraud phishing sweetheart scam

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New Android Trojan malware discovered in Google Play

November 14, 2017 admin Android, AsiaHitGroup, cybercrime, Google Play, Mobile

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:07:53 +0000

New Android Trojan malware has been found in Google Play masquerading as multiple apps. We call this malware Android/Trojan.AsiaHitGroup.

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Tags: Android AsiaHitGroup Google Play Mobile

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Singles’ Day deal seekers beware

November 9, 2017 admin 101, Antivirus, apac, Black Friday, Cyberattack, cybercrime, ecommerce, Infographics, Singles' Day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 03:00:00 +0000

Originally a day set aside for singles in China to be proud of their singlehood, Singles’ Day has been transformed into what is arguably the world’s single largest e-commerce festival, thanks to the involvement of The Alibaba Group. In fact, the Alibaba Group alone reported $17.8 billion in sales; six times higher than what was…

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