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Monthly Archives: December 2019
Monday review – the hot 12 stories of the week
From smartphone tracking to “climate change” malware, get up to date with everything we’ve written in the last week.
7 types of virus – a short glossary of contemporary cyberbadness
Here’s a short list of 7 malware categories we hope you never encounter. Sadly, it’s not an exhaustive list… but it’s a helpful start.
Christmas malware uses “Support Greta Thunberg” as a lure
You’re invited to a climate demonstration… but to find the time and place, you need to open an attachment. Don’t do it!
Apple iCloud “data dump” extortionist avoids prison
He claimed to have logins for millions of iCloud accounts, and told Apple he’d shut them all down unless he received a payoff.
Happy Holidays – and big thanks to everyone who’s working today!
Yes. there’s a message in the Christmas tree.
Sextortionists return for Christmas – price goes down, threats go up
This follow-up sextortion demand, timed to align with Christmas, has a much more aggressive and menacing tone that last week’s version.
What a decade! Our baddest stories and biggest lessons, year by year…
From the bizarre, through the crazy, all the way to the outright impossible – there’s still plenty to learn from all of these stories.
Serious Security: The decade-ending “Y2K bug” that wasn’t
We explain why you really need to RTFM. Even if TFM is very long and complicated and you are very experienced.
Smartphone location data can be used to identify and track anyone
In today’s smartphone economy, hiding your location has become a major challenge.