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Tag Archives: Cybercrime
Phishy text message tries to steal your cellphone account
Which sort of company is most likely to contact you via SMS? Why, your mobile phone provider, of course!
Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker
Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.
Patch early, patch often – and patch everything!
Here’s our latest Naked Security Live video – all about WordPress, plugins and patching.
Serious Security: Phishing in the cloud – the freemium way
Here’s an interesting phishing trick. It’s a way for crooks to get lots of customised web links without doing any programming.
WannaCry hero gets off lightly, avoids prison – was justice done?
Wrote malware for money, went straight, got busted, didn’t go to prison. Has US cybercrime enforcement gone soft?
Series 2 launch episode – RDP exposed [PODCAST]
The Naked Security Podcast is back. Listen now, and let us know what you think!
ETERNALBLUE sextortion scam puts your password where your name should be
Here’s a sextortion scam that puts your password right where your name would usually be, to rattle your cage even more than usual.
Cryptocurrency phish dials back the fear, cranks up the politeness
Spammers and scammers are getting better at spelling and grammar – so make sure you aren’t relying on language alone to spot phishes…
Atlanta Hawks fall prey to Magecart credit card skimming group
The Atlanta Hawks basketball team is recovering after a sophisticated cybercrime group hacked its ecommerce site and planted credit card skimming code on it.