Ransomware is creating additional work for a major Spanish bank. Globalcaja, said to have more than 300 offices in Spain and…
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Instagram scam promises money in exchange for your image
We’re seeing a number of complaints on Reddit and elsewhere regarding a scam which flares up every so often. It’s called…
Malware authors join forces and target organisations with Domino Backdoor
There’s a new ransomware gang in town, stitched together from members of well known threat creators to push a new kind…
AI voice cracks telephone banking voice recognition
Voice ID is slowly rolling out across various banks worldwide as a way to perform user authentication over the phone. However,…
Recovery scammers target existing scam victims for second round
These days, it pays to be on your guard for something referred to as a recovery scam. This is an increasingly…
The human impact of a Royal Mail phishing scam
Last week, we looked at a Royal Mail themed scam which has very quickly become the weapon of choice for phishers….
Website misconfigurations and other errors to avoid
Website owners, listen up: There are lots of things you shouldn’t do with your site, and many more you should avoid…
Explained: Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2)
Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) is the implementation of a European guideline designed to further harmonize money transfers inside the EU….
Australians beware: myGov phishing on the prowl
In Australia, myGov is a “simple and secure way to access government services online”. Unfortunately, phishing campaigns happily target such services…
Scammers sneak into customer support conversations on Twitter
We’ve looked at the social engineering tactic of inserting a fake account into a conversation with legitimate support channels in the past,…