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An “Important Flash Update”? Not Exactly…

March 6, 2014 - Here’s a site offering up an “important update” for Adobe Flash that is so determined to have you download something it’ll...

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UPDATE: Apple in hot water after SSL/TLS validation fiasco

February 24, 2014 - Update (Feb 25): More info on the update can be found here. Original story: Releasing a software update right before the...

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GFI Releases Report on 2013 Vulnerabilities

February 3, 2014 - The best way to predict security trends in the oncoming year is to look back and see what went wrong in...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

Don’t Fall For Fake Browser Update Warnings

January 28, 2014 - What is it? A website offering up fake browser updates that take an end user down different roads they wouldn’t travel with...

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FBI Takes Down Poorly Secured Carders

January 24, 2014 - Operational Security, or OPSEC, is the very core of running any kind of clandestine operations, be it a government or a...

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News | Threats

A Tumblr of trouble

December 24, 2013 - Like many other social networking sites, Tumblr is a hot spot for malware infections, spam and other security issues. I thought...

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Cybercrime | News

SMS Activated Flash Downloads: A Digital Leap of Faith

December 13, 2013 - We recently poked some fake Flash files with a stick which attempted to turn a PC into an exercise in coin...

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Fake Browser Updates Going Rampant

August 26, 2013 - The bad guys have been working on social engineering end users with fake ‘Critical updates’ for all major web browsers. Last...

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Bad Guys Gone Greedy: Multi-Pronged Attacks Found in the Wild

August 24, 2013 - The success of a malicious attack is determined by several factors including how well it is crafted and what its distribution...

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Fake Flash Player Update Causes Mayhem In Your Browser

August 15, 2013 - UPDATE (08/22/13): Apple revoked the fake Flash Player’s certificate which effectively removes it from Safari. UPDATE (08/21/13): The bad guys are...

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