Early on Saturday morning, Celebgate flooded the same sites as it did three weeks ago – 4Chan and Reddit, among others – as cyber crooks again posted nude celebrity photos, despite the scuffle of threatened lawsuits and attention from the FBI.
Tag Archives: Phishing
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission hacked 3 times in 3 years
According to documents obtained under an open-records request, two of the hacks, perpetrated via phishing emails, are believed to have originated in foreign countries, while the source of the third remains unknown because incident logs have been destroyed. The report does not say when the attacks occurred, nor does it divulge what, if any, data was compromised.
Gmail introduces filters for non-Latin characters, weeding out more phishing emails
Using non-Latin characters that look very similar to their ASCII counterparts helps scammers, spammers and phishing crooks send emails from legitimate-looking addresses. Now Google’s putting a stop to that with a set of new spam filters. 
Sophos Techknow – Firewalls Demystified [PODCAST]
The word firewall has a lot more shades of meaning in 2014 than it did in 1994. So…who better to help us to demystify the modern firewall than Sophos security expert Chester Wisniewski?
Anatomy of an iTunes phish – tips to avoid getting caught out
Even if you’d back yourself to spot a phish every time, here’s a step-by-step account that might help to save your friends and family in the future…
Jailed Apple phishing duo also imported pickpockets and cloned credit cards
How’s this for irony? A pair of fraudsters phished bank account details out of over 150 Apple users by sending them hairy-scary messages about their accounts having been compromised. 
SSCC 156 – Warbiking in Manhattan, hubris for Google, and how less can be more [PODCAST]
Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin are back with this week’s security podcast, turning plain old news into advice you can use.
SSCC 155 – cybercrime bust, cloud laws, phishing and malware back from extinction [PODCAST]
In this episode, Sophos experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin tackle the week’s interesting security stories. John and Duck get stuck into: a high-profile cybercrime arrest; how mainstream brands help phishers; and why macro malware is making a comeback.
How not to tell your customers how much you care about their security
We’ve written before about “what not to do” when sending emails to your customers. Here’s another example, with an explanation of why doing the right thing will be better for everyone – including your marketing team! – in the long run.
Coinbase wallet app in SSL/TLS SNAFU, joins the insecure mobile banking club
The popular Bitcoin wallet Coinbase has a crucial security flaw in its Android apps which could allow an attacker to steal authentication codes and access users’ accounts, according to a security researcher. Coinbase is far from alone in leaving its wallet app users vulnerable, so what should you do to stay safe when using mobile banking apps?