I follow car hacking pretty closely, having had a car PC in my automobile for a number of years and seeing…
Month: February 2014
Going Phishing On A Facebook Apps Page
What is it? A Facebook Phish, lurking on an Apps page. Why is it a problem? Despite this scam method having…
A Look at Malware with Virtual Machine Detection
It’s not uncommon for the malware of today to include some type of built-in virtual machine detection. Virtual Machines (VMs) are…
Wi-Fi Can Spy? Leaks show CSEC tracked Wi-Fi users at Airports
The CBC published a recently leaked document attributed to the CSEC, Communications Security Establishment Canada, showing that they used the free Wi-Fi networks at…
Malwarebytes Now Accepts Bitcoins!
Over the last year, there have been massive amounts of news stories for and against Bitcoin being used as a currency….
The Rise of Android Scarevertising
Android scareware, in the form of mobile advertising pop-ups alert to a potential infection on your device, are on the rise….
Localized malvertising affects some OpenDNS users
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the equivalent of the phone book for the Internet in that in translates host names…
Job Application Mail Shows Great Potential (For Installing Something)
What is it? An email claiming to be about a job application will lead the recipients to potentially unwanted installs and…
GFI Releases Report on 2013 Vulnerabilities
The best way to predict security trends in the oncoming year is to look back and see what went wrong in…
Esurance Giveaway Brings Out The Worst In Scammers
Sunday night, right after the Superbowl ended, the very first commercial was from Esurance, the insurance company, advertising a $1.5 Million…