A week in security (August 9 – August 15)
A round-up of the most interesting blog posts and security news happenings for the week of August 9 – August 15
Beware, crypto-scammer seeks foreigner with BLOCK CHAIN ACCOUNT
We take a look at a spam mail promising untold riches from a cryptocurrency transfer which will only lead to financial disaster.
What is scareware?
We explain what Scareware programs are, as well as some of its accompanying tricks designed to extract payments from unwary web users.
A week in security (May 17 – May 23)
A roundup of the previous week’s most interesting security news and interesting events, from May 17 to May 23.
Zoom deepfaker fools politicians…twice
We look at how a Deepfake campaign patched two Zoom calls through to politicians from two different governments.
Deepfakes were going to change everything. And then they didn’t
Deepfakes are out there, but they aren’t where many people expected them to be.
Beware: not so festive social media scams
Social networks are rife with scams leading up to Christmas. We shine a light on some of the worst offenders.
A week in security (November 23 – November 29)
A roundup of cybersecurity news from November 23 – 29, including Zoom, Spotify, and the IoT Cybersecurity Bill.
Malsmoke operators abandon exploit kits in favor of social engineering scheme
Threat actors behind malsmoke, one of the largest malvertising campaigns we’ve seen in recent months, have switched malware delivery tactics.
Deepfakes or not: new GAN image stirs up questions about digital fakery
We look at the latest splash of synthetic human deepfakes shenanigans working their way into mainstream news in order to cause disruption.
