Results for 'please don\'t buy this'
What’s in the spam mailbox this week?
July 31, 2018 - We’ve seen a fair few spam emails in circulation this week, ranging from phishing to money muling to sexploitation. Shall we...
IoT domestic abuse: What can we do to stop it?
July 11, 2018 - Some 40 years ago, the sci-fi/horror film Demon Seed told the tale of a woman slowly imprisoned by a sentient AI,...
The digital entropy of death: what happens to your online accounts when you die
March 12, 2018 - Unless you’re planning on having your mind jammed inside some sort of computer chip, eventually mortality will catch up and you’re...
There’s a hole in my bucket: Bitcoin scams aim to exploit volatile market
December 13, 2017 - Bitcoin! Black gold! Texas tea! Only one of these is currently worth ridiculous amounts of money (and technically numbers two and...
Tech support scams: what are other people doing?
June 7, 2017 - We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves, and...
Amazon third party sellers: A new threat
April 14, 2017 - On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported a wave of hijacked Amazon seller accounts that proceeded to fleece buyers for large...
Fake FBI mail: “Send us $112 or we’ll lock your iCloud account”
February 24, 2017 - Here’s a scam mail which claims your iCloud has been accessed without permission, and will be locked within 2 hours if you...
DMA Locker 4.0: Known ransomware preparing for a massive distribution
May 23, 2016 - From the beginning of this year, we are observing rapid development of DMA Locker. First, the threat was too primitive to...
Malvertisements on “Fappening” forum lead to Android Ransomware
April 14, 2016 - The trade in stolen nude celebrity shots may have died down somewhat since The Fappening was once a-happening, but that doesn’t mean...
“Your Recent Purchase with your Apple ID”…
March 17, 2016 - Apple fans should steer clear of a convincing phishing mail doing the rounds, with the sender address popping up in a...
