Cybercrime

End of line: supporting IoT in the home - Warranties which may not warranty, certificates which might fail to certify, lifespans which don’t match the length of cover promised. This could be IoT.

Cybercrime | Privacy

End of line: supporting IoT in the home

June 17, 2020 - Warranties which may not warranty, certificates which might fail to certify, lifespans which don’t match the length of cover promised. This could be IoT.

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A brief history of video game saves and data modification - We look at a history of saving game data in video games, and how it usually provides modders and hackers with the best chance of tampering with game data.

Cybercrime | Hacking

A brief history of video game saves and data modification

June 3, 2020 - We look at a history of saving game data in video games, and how it usually provides modders and hackers with the best chance of tampering with game data.

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Sodinokibi drops greatest hits collection, and crime is the secret ingredient - A major legal firm has been attacked by the Sodinokibi gang. What happened?

Cybercrime | Hacking

Sodinokibi drops greatest hits collection, and crime is the secret ingredient

May 14, 2020 - A major legal firm has been attacked by the Sodinokibi gang. What happened?

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Cybersecurity and the economy: when recession strikes - Could a recession brought on by the current COVID-19 pandemic cause an increase in cybercrime? Did cybercrime increase during the recession of 2009? Or is this just too complex a subject to pin down one way or the other?

Cybercrime | Privacy

Cybersecurity and the economy: when recession strikes

April 30, 2020 - Could a recession brought on by the current COVID-19 pandemic cause an increase in cybercrime? Did cybercrime increase during the recession of 2009? Or is this just too complex a subject to pin down one way or the other?

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Discord users tempted by bots offering “free Nitro games” - We look at a wave of bots promoting free games on Discord. But is everything as it seems?

Cybercrime

Discord users tempted by bots offering “free Nitro games”

April 17, 2020 - We look at a wave of bots promoting free games on Discord. But is everything as it seems?

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Online credit card skimming increased by 26 percent in March - With confinement measures imposed in many countries, online shopping has soared and with it, credit card skimming, which increased by 26 percent in March.

Cybercrime

Online credit card skimming increased by 26 percent in March

April 8, 2020 - With confinement measures imposed in many countries, online shopping has soared and with it, credit card skimming, which increased by 26 percent in March.

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Sextortion scammers getting creative - We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor behind the campaign will use whatever information available on the target that causes them to trust that the threat actor does indeed have incriminating information on them. (They don’t.) But as public awareness of...

Cybercrime | Social engineering

Sextortion scammers getting creative

November 26, 2019 - We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor behind the campaign will use whatever information available on the target that causes them to trust that the threat actor does indeed have incriminating information on them. (They don’t.) But as public awareness of...

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IoT bills and guidelines: a global response - IoT laws and guidelines abound, as we take a look what's happening around the world in the name of securing Internet-connected devices.

IoT | Privacy

IoT bills and guidelines: a global response

November 22, 2019 - IoT laws and guidelines abound, as we take a look what's happening around the world in the name of securing Internet-connected devices.

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How to protect yourself from doxing - Doxing, or collecting and spreading private information about a user online, is a form of cyber harassment, stalking, and even a potential threat to physical safety. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself against it.

Cybercrime | How-tos | Privacy

How to protect yourself from doxing

October 25, 2019 - Doxing, or collecting and spreading private information about a user online, is a form of cyber harassment, stalking, and even a potential threat to physical safety. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself against it.

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