Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 19:04:14 +0000
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| In this Spring 2018 snapshot, we review the top exploit kits observed in the wild. Categories: Tags: EKEKsexploit kitsgrandsoftGreenFlash SundownMagnitudeRIG |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Anyone still using a home phone be warned: having landlines makes you particularly vulnerable to scams. Read on to learn how to keep your landline but stay safe from cyberattacks. Categories: Tags: 419 scamsland line scamNigerian Prince scamphone scamtech support scam |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 17:00:33 +0000
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| How do spammers know how to target you for scams? They use social media to produce the most convincing types of spam. Categories: Tags: login credentialsnigerianphishphishingPieter Arntzsocial mediaspam |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| A bike racing game on Google Play locks users’ screens, displays full-screen ads, and is notoriously difficult to uninstall. It’s no wonder Android game reviewers demand to know how to get rid of it. We show you how. Categories: Tags: AndroidDevice AdministratorHidden Adsmobile menace mondaytriple muninstall |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| If you make use of Flash or Silverlight in your day-to-day activities, you may need to have a word with IT. For everyone else, your Office 365 experience is about to become a lot more secure. Categories: Tags: 365controlsflashmacrosmicrosoftOfficeshockwavesilverlight |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| We first published on tech scammers America Geeks back in 2015 and again in 2016. This time, they opened a help ticket with us, requesting we take down our blog post—which warranted a phone call. Read on to learn how our conversation with America Geeks went. Categories: Tags: America Geeksscammerstech support scammerstech support scams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 16:59:51 +0000
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| Security researchers have now found new ways to exploit voice recognition weaknesses in your favorite home device: smart assistants. You may want to listen in. Categories: Tags: amazonGoogleInternet of ThingsIoTsmart assistantsmart speakervirtual personal assistantvoice assistantvoice masqueradingvoice squattingvulnerability |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 19:52:26 +0000
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| The information of close to 90,000 customers from Simplii Financial and Bank of Montreal has reportedly been stolen by a group of hackers. Categories: |
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