Iranian spies posing as technical support agents contacted targeted individuals in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the UK, and the US on WhatsApp
Month: August 2024
Fake Canva home page leads to browser lock
A Google search ad for Canva is highly misleading and walks users into a trap.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged with allowing criminal activity
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in France which raises a lot of questions about the reasons behind the arrest.
CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, US Marshalls are latest ransomware targets
Ransomware gangs love sensitive data from healthcare and support organizations to increase their leverage on the victims
SMS scammers use toll fees as a lure
Scammers are increasingly using toll fees as a lure in smishing attacks with the aim of grabbing victims’ personal details and credit card information.
TDECU data breach affects half a million people
The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) has disclosed a data breach of 500,474 people, related to the MOVEit vulnerability.
PSA: These ‘Microsoft Support’ ploys may just fool you
We came a cross a clever abuse of Google and Microsoft’s services that fooled us for a minute. See if you could have spotted it.
Move over malware: Why one teen is more worried about AI (re-air) (Lock and Code S05E18)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Nitya Sharma about why AI is a far bigger concern than malware in staying safe.
A week in security (August 19 – August 25)
A list of topics we covered in the week of August 19 to August 25 of 2024
Fake funeral “live stream” scams target grieving users on Facebook
Facebook scammers are posting links to fake funeral live streams to get victims to sign up for paid services or steal credit card details