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April 30, 2018

A week in security (April 23 – April 29)

Last week, we dug into behavioral biometrics, explored a new crossrider variant, and embraced the power of “no.” We also launched another CrackMe challenge, took a deep dive into smart toys, and finished up with a look at digital privacy in the age of IoT. Other news LinkedIn does battle with autofill problems. (source: Daily Swig) Dutch police take down a revenge porn site. (source: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: admin, ddos, GDPR, Malwarebytes news, miners, mining, roundup, Week in security
February 2, 2018

Ransomware’s difficult second album

The last year has seen all manner of cybercrime, from scams and social engineering to malvertising and malspam. What’s interesting is that so many “next-gen,” sophisticated malware mainstays like exploits have dropped in popularity, while other more traditional types such as spyware have shot up dramatically —to the tune of an 882 percent increase in UK detections. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bitcoins, coins, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, cybercrime, Hacking, Malware, miners, mining, ransomware
December 13, 2017

There’s a hole in my bucket: Bitcoin scams aim to exploit volatile market

Bitcoin! Black gold! Texas tea! Only one of these is currently worth ridiculous amounts of money (and technically numbers two and three are the same thing). Whether you’re in possession of lots of Bitcoins, or in full bandwagon panic “must buy 20 graphics cards before the bubble bursts” mode, you should be aware that lots of awful people want in on your precious haul. Indeed, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bitcoin, BitCoin Scam, btc, coin, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, fake, faucet, miner, miners, mining, phish, phishing, scam, Social engineering, support scammer