[youtube=http://youtu.be/p_cFww5rfek&rel=0] Tech Support scammers are really creative these days. As if the Microsoft ruse was no longer in fashion, they are…
Month: February 2014
A Friday Round-Up
Here’s a short round-up post for you, with news snippets and things to be aware of as we bring the week to…
WhatsApp Hack Promises Messages, Delivers PUPs
What is it? A site claiming to offer up a tool designed to grab WhatsApp user messages. What does it do?…
Oops, slip of the tongue?
The answer Google’s Head of Android Sundar Pichai gave today, to a question regarding Android malware at Mobile World Congress (MWC),…
WhatsApp Spam Campaign Leads to Malware
You’ve probably heard by now of Facebook purchasing the popular messaging application WhatsApp was recently purchased for the sum of $19 billion,…
Security Change Spam: “Your Hotmail Account Services Has Expired”
You may have survived the Great Hotmail to Outlook changeover of 2013, but be advised there are emails doing the rounds…
Android Botnets Hop on the TOR Train
Botnet creators have attempted numerous tactics for hiding their presence, traffic and locations of their command and control (CnC) servers. To…
UPDATE: Apple in hot water after SSL/TLS validation fiasco
Update (Feb 25): More info on the update can be found here. Original story: Releasing a software update right before the…
Fake PayPal “Survey Program” Email Wants Card Details
Be wary of emails bearing gifts – in this case, claiming to reward those who would fill in a so-called PayPal…
UART, Root Shell On Commercial Devices
Many embedded devices run a stripped down version of Linux and have poorly documented diagnostic interfaces. In order to find potential…