Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 92
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 08:41:38 +0000
Dave and Jeff take on the Airbnb bedroom filming story, ATMs helping stop Bitcoin scams, and more.
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Plugin vulnerabilities exploited in traffic monetization schemes
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| The latest round of vulnerable WordPress plugins leads to an active traffic monetization campaign via hacked websites. Categories: Tags: ad fraudEasy WP STMPhackedmalvertisingpluginsscamsskimmerSocial WarfaretrafficWordPress GDPR |
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Read moreWho will restore encrypted corporate data? Nobody will
Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:00:31 +0000
Do not expect data encrypted by ransomware to be restored easily. It is better to protect the data in the first place.
Read moreA week in security (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:33:05 +0000
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| A roundup of last week’s security news from December 31, 2018 to January 6, 2019, including fresh breaches in the New Year, mobile malware, GandCrab, and how we remembered 2018. Categories: Tags: a week in securityadobeadobe acrobatadobe vulnerabilitiesAppleblurblur breachcyber cultureDark Overloadgandcrableakmobile malwareMobSTSPYphishingreaderrecapscamstdothe dark overlordtwitterVidarweekly blog roundupyear of breaches |
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Read moreTomorrowland festival goers affected by data breach
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:27:32 +0000
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| A data breach from a 2014 Tomorrowland electronic music festival has affected up to 60,000 event-goers caught up in the action. Categories: Tags: breachdata breachhackingmusicmusic festivalpaylogicphishingscamsTomorrowland |
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Read moreScammers use old browser trick to create fake virus download
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| A file downloaded to your computer says it’s a virus but turns out to just be a ploy used by tech support scammers. Categories: Tags: browlockbrowser lockersmalwarescamstech supportTSSvirus |
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Read moreSextortion emails: They’re probably not watching you
Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Yes, those sextortion email scams using old passwords are still making the rounds. How can you spot a real sextortion attempt from an empty threat? And when should you report to authorities? Read on to find out. Categories: Tags: bitcoinbtcemailsKrebsOnSecurityMalwarebytes ForumsphishingscamscammersscamssextortionSocial Engineering |
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Read moreGreen card scams: preying on the desperate
Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Most online scams depend on two things: a legitimate entity that has a complicated or broken process, and a desperate target population. With immigration, you get both, which results in an environment ripe for green card scams. Categories: Tags: fraudgreen card scamimmigrantscams |
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