How spammers use Google services
Credit to Author: Maria Vergelis| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:00:51 +0000
Scammers are using Google Calendar, Photos, Drive, and other services to distribute spam. Here’s how it works.
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CIA sextortion — an old scam with a new twist
Credit to Author: Tatyana Shcherbakova| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 10:00:59 +0000
Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.
Read MoreTop 4 dangerous file attachments
Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 13:00:26 +0000
We explain what file types cybercriminals most often use to hide malware, and how to avoid getting infected.
Read MoreSending spam ain’t good for business
Credit to Author: Maria Vergelis| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 20:02:38 +0000
Cybercriminals take control of corporate mail accounts to send filter-dodging spam.
Read MoreNace la Lista Viernes para evitar el spam electoral
Credit to Author: Sophos Iberia| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:56:06 +0000
Pocos saben que en diciembre de 2018 se cambió la ley electoral (LOREG) para permitir que los partidos políticos puedan revisar comentarios en redes sociales para encasillar a los usuarios según su ideología y enviar mensajes por correo electrónico o teléfono con consignas o mensajes personalizados. Existen varias alternativas para evitar ser bombardeo por las […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/rxwYGy4ATbE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreOut-of-office replies: How not to spill too many beans
Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:30:50 +0000
The hidden dangers of out-of-office messages.
Read MoreGandCrab 101: All about the most widely distributed ransomware of the moment
Credit to Author: Luca Nagy| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:00:10 +0000
In this Sophos101 report, we’ll give you the lowdown on what you need to know about this, unfortunately, widely disseminated malware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/QbQ2o1iJn68″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreEmotet 101, stage 5: a delivery vehicle for more malware
Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:59:17 +0000
By SophosLabs Research Emotet is a botnet in its own right, one so prolific and dominant that the United States CERT, the body tasked with tracking cyberthreats to the country, named Emotet in July, 2018 “among the most costly and destructive malware” to affect governments, enterprises and organizations large and small, and individual computer users. […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/A9JdHdI4I94″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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