AlienVault has discovered a range of spear phishing attacks taking place against a number of Tibetan organisations, apparently from Chinese attackers. According to the Unified Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions specialist, the attacks signal a serious escalation into cyberspace of the cold war that has existed between the two countries since the Chinese army marched into majority Tibetan territory back in 1950.
On Wednesday, Europol released the results of its first joint operation with the FBI against international child predators, announcing the identification of eight child victims and the arrest of 17 individuals for child sexual molestation and production of pornography.
Be warned – there are a number of fraudulent email campaigns circulating that pretend to be from Intuit. They are phishing attempts, and so far, at least two have attempted to download software to our computer. We have received a series of these in our honey-pots, all similar, and all seem to be coming from the same cybercrime cartel in China through mail gateways in Manila, Honduras, and Lithuania.
They thought the face on the screen was Microsoft … they were wrong! Adam Bunn, SEO Director, Greenlight comments on Google’s new privacy policy – Likely the most transparent it has been from a search engine optimisation perspective
Commenting on a report from Trustwave claiming that antivirus (AV) software is powerless to stop data breaches, Avecto says the study’s conclusion is similar to that of a Best Buy Guide to Chocolate Fireguards – the end result is always going to be a negative one.
Welcome to today’s most useful and practical one-volume introduction to computer security. Chuck Easttom brings together up-to-the-minute coverage of all basic concepts, terminology, and issues, along with all the skills you need to get started in the field. This free chapter will prepare you for some of the evils that lurk online.
This edition of Safenetting brings some items that won’t make the mainstream media, yet will affect millions of computer users. Beware of the situations you may find yourself in …
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Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo team up for anti-phishing standards
* Google reveals Android malware ‘Bouncer,’ scans all apps
* Scammers target O2 customers with bogus text offers
* Should mobile device have anti-virus protection?
* Identify a Phishing Message in Five Steps
* Android malware threats ‘on the rise’
* Anonymous hackers eavesdrop on FBI
* Facebook Malware Scam Takes Hold
* Kelihos botnet rises up again
* Free software more secure
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As the cyberwars begin to heat up — I just talked to a person infected with malware, didn’t know it, sending millions of spams. Now there’s a virus that infects malware to create “Franken-ware” … people just don’t realize how bad it is — and it’s going to get a lot worse …
* New malware variant hijacks US Defense Dept.’s smart cards
* Better Business Bureau warns against computer virus scam
* Facebook sues alleged clickjacking spammer sparking row
* New viruses infecting worms to create ‘Frankenmalware,’
* Symantec Finds Huge Android Malware Infection
* Social Engineering: Hack Google Accounts
* Warning out vs ‘browser update’ malware
* Tax-related Scam E-mails Serve Malware
* Beware of Malicious QR Codes
* BBB Tip of the Week
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Here comes another of those web dilemmas : who is right? The guys who want to protect U.S. ingenuity and creativity from being ripped off by counterfeiters … or the liberal press and the web sites who stand to make the most money from online pirating? It’s a tough decision. Are you for or against SOPA and PIPA? Wait, stop! First look at some facts . . .
On December 16, 2011, the FTC filed this release, and a letter to ICANN regarding their “Rapid Expansion of Internet Domain Name System.” As this program prepares to launch today, (January 12, 2012) it appears that ICANN is, once again, ignoring common sense and a sincere disregard for doing the right thing. Continue reading »
I don’t know how many of you noticed, but Romney and Gingrich were the ONLY candidates last night to mention the Chinese cyber-invasion against the U.S. While all the other issues, the economy, jobs, energy, and so forth are of vital importance, it is very foolish to ignore what could potentially be the most devastating issue of all. That’s not the only news in the world of Safenetting this week …
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Cyber threats likely to increase this year; phones at risk
* Better Business Bureau warns consumers about popular scams
* Google Chrome Finally Gets Malware Download Protection
* Microsoft refunds victim of Xbox Live phishing scam
* Mumbai is number one for banking fraud in country
* Sites knocked offline by OpenDNS freeze on Google
* Lecture: George Akerlof on “Phishing for Phools”
* Facebook Malware Blitz: 45000 passwords stolen
* Microsoft says phishing scams not due to hacker
* Strategic Security Primer for the C-Level
* Cyber Warfare and the Privacy Revolution
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iLifeTouch has announced the release of Login HD 1.0 for Mac OS X. It is very simple. Login HD was designed and built to address every possibility when it comes to locking and controlling a locked screen. Hiding this massive effort behind a simple user interface. Continue reading »
By now, you’re probably finished with Christmas and working on the new year. Well, the cyber crime industry has not finished with YOU … Here are the headlines:
* Suspension of Disbelief: magicians’ friends targeted by phishing scam
* Sophos: most USB sticks lost on the subway are swimming in malware
* New zero-day vulnerabilities found in Adobe Flash Player
* Malware Programs Stuxnet and Conficker Interlinked
* Who would believe this is from Bank of America?
* Anti-spam law doesn’t seem to have an impact
* Hitting ‘reply’ to a spammer can cost you
* CyberThieves Market Fake Win 7 Security
* Student phishing scam: Two remanded
* G Data Internet Security 2012
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The Logger is a computer monitoring tool that records what your employee, roommate or child does on you computer. This useful software utility records every key pressed in your Mac and takes a snapshot of the screen with every mouse click detected. You can even receive an email every time a keystroke session is started. The Logger creates full HTML reports for every session where you can see all keys pressed and snapshots taken.
Here we are in the high shopping season … but watch out, the criminals are out to get you … Here are the headlines:
* Spam in October 2011: More Countries Getting in on the Act
* Spam – the email kind – is pretty slick, too
* Microsoft refunds Xbox Live phishing scam victims
* Cyber Monday phishing, scams
* “PayPal email address change” phishing scheme
* Cleverest Facebook scam yet
* Android Malware Is Increasing
* McAfee Internet Security for Mac 2012
* Analysis: Does the government really understand the cyber threat?
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