A week in security (July 8 – 14)
A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 8–14, including secure data sending, federal data privacy law, the Soft Cell attack, and more.
A week in security (June 17 – 23)
A roundup of security news from June 17–23, including Android attacks, IoT mishaps, cities under fire from ransomware, and much more.
Fresh “video games” site welcomes new users with Steam phish
A recent Steam phishing campaign caught our eye, but looking deeper, we found it’s been around for a few months. We investigate the phish to show users how to spot the telltale signs of social engineering.
Ransomware isn’t just a big city problem
The city of Baltimore has experienced a very public ransomware attack. But in a season of increasing ransomware detections among organizations, they’re not alone. See which cites have been most impacted by ransomware and what organizations can do to develop resilience against attacks.
A week in security (May 20 – 26)
A roundup of the last week’s security news, including admin changes, phishing in Canada, smart AI images and more.
Skimmer acts as payment service provider via rogue iframe
Even e-commerce sites that do not take payment information themselves can be abused by crooks. In this post, we show how a web skimmer is able to inject an artificial iframe into the checkout page to prompt users for their credit card information. Victims will only realize something’s not right when they are redirected to the real (and external) payment form.
A week in security (April 22 – 28)
A roundup of security news from April 22–28, covering phishing, CCTV evasion, VPNs, and keeping data safe.
A look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their 2018 report about online crime. Which attacks are most popular? Where are the victims located? And how much money has been lost in the process?
How gamers can protect against increasing cyberthreats
We take a look at the various cyberthreats video gamers may encounter online, their real-world consequences, and what users can do to protect themselves.
A week in security (March 25 – 31)
A roundup of news stories from March 25 – 31, including phishing, hacking, Government studies, mobile dangers on official stores and more.
