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The website of the popular HandBrake DVD-ripping app has been hacked, and for 4 days, a maliciously-modified copy of the app was installing a new variant of the mysterious Proton malware.

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Google Docs App spam goes phishing

May 3, 2017 admin cybercrime, google, google docs, Mailnator, phish, phishing, Social engineering, spam

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 19:51:53 +0000

There’s a very clever phishing scam going around at the moment involving Google Docs App. Originally thought to be targeting journalists given the sheer number of them mentioning it on their Twitter feeds, it’s also been slinging its way across unrelated mailboxes – from orgs to schools/campuses.

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Explained: Sage ransomware

March 29, 2017 admin encryption, hasherezade, malware, phish, ransomware, Sage ransomware, Spora Ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:00:24 +0000

Sage is yet another ransomware that has become a common threat nowadays. Similarly to Spora, it has capabilities to encrypt files offline. The malware is actively developed and currently, we are facing outbreak of version 2.2. of this product.

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Tags: encryption hasherezade malware phish ransomware Sage ransomware Spora Ransomware

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World of Warcraft phish campaign lures victims with free pet

March 28, 2017 admin battle, blizzard, cybercrime, phish, phishing, Social engineering, world of warcraft

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:00:14 +0000

We take a look at a World of Warcraft phish doing the rounds which could stand to do a spot of updating where it’s branding is concerned.

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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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Coachella-gate: fire in the disco

March 2, 2017 admin Beyoncé, breach, coachella, cybercrime, data breach, Malwarebytes news, phish, phishing, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:09:02 +0000

If you’re registered on the Coachella website, you may have been swept up in a data breach hawking user details for sale on the Dark Web…

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Australians beware: myGov phishing on the prowl

March 2, 2017 admin bank, banking, cybercrime, myGov, phish, phishing, SCAM, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:00:57 +0000

We look at a myGov phish which has been doing the rounds recently. There’s even some peculiar antics going on late into the phish – shall we take a look?

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