Here’s our weekly one-minute security video. Sending spam, cracking the Blackphone and the GHOST in the machine. Enjoy…
Tag Archives: Spam
The “Dirty Dozen” SPAMPIONSHIP: Who’s the biggest? Who’s the worst?
We take our quarterly dive into the SophosLabs spamtrap logs to find out who sends the most spam. Six countries made it onto our “worst per person” chart for the first time in a year…find out if you were one of them.
Facebook update aims to reduce News Feed hoaxes
Facebook has announced a new update designed to remove bogus news stories and outright hoaxes from its users’ News Feeds.
Do terrorists use spam to shroud their secrets?
An article by an NSA mathematician about randomness also raises the question, “Are terrorists hiding behind spam?”
Anatomy of a privacy leak – Apple OS X search engine in the Spotlight
You’d expect Apple’s OS X search engine, Spotlight, to end up with a lot of information in its indexes. But you wouldn’t expect it to help spammers and scammers keep track of you…
SSCC 179 – What kind of a name is “Lizard Squad”? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our regular security podcast. This week: phishing, spamming, zombification, SCADA and the Internet of Things, and the curiously named cybervandals that go by “Lizard Squad.”
12 Days competition: Day 8 – The amount of spam you can send is…
Can you work out the answer to our question in Day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?
I am not a robot: Google swaps text CAPTCHAs for quivery mouse clicks
Forget mangled text: given AI advances, it’s kaput. Google’s new approach: analyze cookies, mouse movements and IP addresses, in one click.
5 online scams to watch out for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season in the United States is also an opportune time for cybercriminals, scam artists and conmen to gear up their activities. Here are the top 5 online scams to watch out for…
SSCC 174 – Who says law enforcement isn’t tackling cybercrime? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest epsiode of our weekly Chet Chat podcast, for your listening pleasure. From a carder ring that got busted to a spamming system that ran amuck, let yourself be amused and educated at the same time…