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Month: February 2015
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s website hacked, redirects to exploit kit
Update (2/18/15): Business Insider’s report quotes Jamie Oliver’s Management Team The team at jamieoliver.com found a low-level malware problem and dealt with it…
A Week in Security (Feb 08 – 14)
A new old phish was back. Amazon. Instead of taking your credentials, it was asking for credit card information. A supposed…
Windows 10 Activation Programs: PUPs and Surveys
Leapfrogging from one version of Windows to another is a big deal these days, especially with Windows 7 exiting mainstream support. And…
Square Enix Phishers Home In on Dragon Quest X Video Gamers
More often than not, online criminals take advantage of what’s currently popular, may that be news surrounding a certain celebrity, sites…
Amazon “Notice: Ticket Number” Phish Seeks Card Details
We see fake Amazon emails every now and again, and below you can see the most recent addition to our spamtraps. The email…
A New Twist on Tech Support Scams Pop Ups
Tech support scams are not going anywhere any time soon. The number of fake pop ups and bogus 1-800 numbers keep…
Bots Versus Cops, the Twitter Edition
Roll your own Twitter bots are becoming increasingly popular, especially ones which look at the Tweets of their creator’s main feed,…
Facebook Hacks and SMS, Oh My
There’s a supposed “Facebook Hack” website located at facebookhack(dot)pl You can tell it’s all about hacking, because they’ve written the word “hack”…
Creating a Better Internet Starts Now
February 10 is Safer Internet Day (SID), an annual, global campaign led by Insafe that aims “to promote the safer and more…