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Hackers Attempt To Extort Apple

March 22, 2017 admin apple, Current News, cybercrime

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:42:55 +0000

Cybercrime is a business. Professional criminals refine their processes, measure performance, and regularly evaluate the return on their investments. Every move is strategic. We see this time and time again with ransomware campaigns and throughout the underground. Which is why the latest report from Joseph Cox at Motherboard is mind boggling. Joseph brings us the…

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Twitter app spams Fappening bait and Amazon surveys

March 20, 2017 admin Amazon, App, cybercrime, fappening, Paige, Social engineering, spam, survey, Twitter

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:37:07 +0000

With news of another so-called Fappening (nude photos of celebrities distributed without permission) doing the rounds, it was inevitable that scammers would look to take advantage. We’ve already seen message board aficionados warn others of dodgy download links and random Zipfiles claiming to contain stolen nude photos and video clips, but today we’re going to look…

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Adware vs. ad fraud

March 14, 2017 admin ad fraud, ad supported, advertising, Adware, cybercrime, malware, spoofing, stacking, stuffing

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:18:36 +0000

We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved.

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How not to phish a security researcher on Twitter

March 14, 2017 admin cybercrime, DM, phish, phisher, phishing, Social engineering, Twitter

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000

What happens when a phisher decides to try and directly phish a security researcher on Twitter? This.

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Adware vs. Ad-fraud

March 13, 2017 admin ad fraud, ad supported, advertising, Adware, cybercrime, malware, spoofing, stacking, stuffing

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:18:36 +0000

We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved.

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The Culture of Cybercrime in West Africa

March 9, 2017 admin cybercrime, Security, Underground Economy

Credit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 11:00:52 +0000

As part of our ongoing research into the cybercriminal underground markets of the world, Trend Micro researchers today released a report detailing Cybercrime in West Africa. This report leverages our ongoing partnership with INTERPOL to provide survey data and a deeper understanding of the regions cybercriminal ecosystem. While tactics play a role in the success…

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“Federal Ministry of Agriculture” 419 spam

March 8, 2017 admin 419, cybercrime, email, fake, SCAM, Social engineering, spam

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:55:56 +0000

We quickly shakedown a 419 spam mail currently in circulation.

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A multi-purpose fake online scanner

March 7, 2017 admin advance-system-care, cybercrime, fake, MacKeeper, malware, online scan, Pieter Arntz

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:00:14 +0000

Just to show you that behind some PUPs there are threat actors that are too lazy to be bothered, we offer you a fake online scanner that was used to promote the infamous MacKeeper and a Windows system optimizer called Advance-System-Care.

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