Last month, the FTC announced the recovery of 10 million dollars from Advanced Tech Support, one of the most successful US-based…
Month: September 2017
How to tell if your Mac is infected
There are a lot of reasons Mac users don’t sweat getting infected. One: They’ve got a built-in anti-malware system called XProtect…
[Updated] Infected CCleaner downloads from official servers
Update (9/19/2017): Avast posted a clarification explaining what happened and giving a timeline of the events. One point we should take…
A week in security (September 11 – September 17)
Last week, we dug into phishing campaigns done via Linkedin accounts, remediation versus prevention, issues with smart syringe pumps, and advised…
Equifax aftermath: How to protect against identity theft
Who here is scrambling around in the aftermath of the recent breach at Equifax to figure out if you’ve been compromised? Who here…
Crowdsourced fraud and kickstarted scams
Crowdsourced funding opportunities via Kickstarter, Patreon, and GoFundMe have removed many structural roadblocks for people to access capital quickly and conveniently….
Remediation vs. prevention: How to place your bets
Building a security environment for businesses these days is a gamble: layer on too much and your programs may be canceling…
PSA: New Microsoft Word 0day used in the wild
Microsoft has just patched an important vulnerability in Microsoft Word during its latest patch Tuesday cycle. According to the security firm…
Multiple flaws found in smart syringe pump
A syringe pump is a small infusion pump that delivers liquids, either medication or nutrients, in small quantities into the patient’s system….
Compromised LinkedIn accounts used to send phishing links via private message and InMail
Phishing continues to be a criminals’ favorite for harvesting user credentials with more or less sophisticated social engineering tricks. In this…