NEWS

Musical Bitcoin Bubbles Serve Java Applets, Malware

Musical Bitcoin Bubbles Serve Java Applets, Malware

January 17, 2014

What is it? An extremely relaxing yet rather malicious URL which will play soothing chimes of music as it offers up…

Mobile Smartphone category

iOS Banking Apps Fail to Inspire Confidence

January 16, 2014

Mobile banking has become very popular due to convenient access to accounts and resources it provides. Many popular banks now have…

security category

Revealed: POS Malware Used in Target Attack

January 16, 2014

Security journalist Brian Krebs revealed details yesterday surrounding the malware sample used in the Target cyber-attacks, which originally took place November 27…

Myspace Spam: It Exists

Myspace Spam: It Exists

January 15, 2014

What is it? A blast from the past, in the form of Myspace profiles serving up various health promos instead of…

419 scam: pay $180, receive $5,000 a week

Tech support scammers target smartphone and tablet users

January 13, 2014

The tech support scam (AKA the Microsoft/Windows support technician call), which is essentially about social engineering a mark over the phone…

RenameRTLO

The RTLO method

January 9, 2014

After my post about extensions, I received some requests to deal with another method of pretending to be a different type…

Encryption is Loud and the Walls Have Ears

Encryption is Loud and the Walls Have Ears

January 8, 2014

Seems like the interest in computer communication via sound is taking another peak in interest now that researchers discovered a way…

Hard times on The Moscow Times

Hard times on The Moscow Times

January 7, 2014

The Moscow Times, ‘Russia’s only daily newspaper in English’, has been a popular source of information for expatriates since it started…

Computer Security category

Life is a breach, and then you’re pwned

January 6, 2014

The continuous flow of high-profile data breaches are a problem for anyone wishing to stay secure. Every time I hear about…