These days it is getting harder and harder to download a program from its official source, in its original format, without additional pieces…
Month: December 2014
January 1st Instagram Profile Deletion Hoax
Watch out for accounts on Instagram claiming a mass purge is coming on January 1, 2015 unless your account is “verified”, with…
Redressed Facebook Scam Makes a Comeback Before The New Year
Monday morning. Christmas was four days ago. Three days from now will be the first day of 2015. You get out of bed,…
Hackers Compromise Official Bryan Adams Website
The new year may be just around the corner but it’s business as usual online, where a hacking group taking up 50…
Santa’s fake Christmas offers infect PCs with banking Trojan
Spammers are using the theme of the season in their latest attempt to infect computers worldwide. The email is accompanied by…
A Week in Security (Dec 14 – 20)
Last week, Senior Security Researcher Jérôme Segura reviewed the top threats we encountered and witnessed in 2014, which include data breaches, 0-day exploits,…
Mac users: Beware of increased tech support scam pop-ups
Last month, we warned you about a rise in tech support scam pop-ups primarily affecting Windows where severe virus warnings often…
2014 and Beyond Online Threat Report
As the end of 2014 is approaching, it is time to look back at some of the big security threats and…
Trawling for Phish
Here’s two pages you may wish to avoid on your travels, whether you’re sent a link to them directly or see…
INEC Nigeria Site Visitors Offered PDF_Viewer.EXE
According to the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria, they were formed in 1999 to “…among other things organize…