Beware of new Absa email phishing scam
iol.co.za - Absa costumers should be on the look-out as cyber-criminals have started taking advantage of Absa’s new logo to target them in an email scam.
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Time to Yank Cybercrime into the Light
darkreading.com - Time to Yank Cybercrime into the LightToo many organizations are still operating blindfolded, research finds. At a time when the public and governments are watching their every move, today's organizations are up against an unprecedented wave of crime and fraud-related risks that affect their inte...
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Crypto-Mining Malware Has Increased 50% Since Last Year
informationsecuritybuzz.com - A new report from Check Point suggests that the number of companies who have fallen victim to malware which focuses on crypto-mining has double over the last year. Andy Norton, Director of Threat Intelligence at Lastline: “Cryptocurrencies like Monero have really opened the door for botnet operat...
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Cryptocurrency Phishing Scams are Becoming a Thing: You Can't Afford to be Ignorant - OracleTimes
oracletimes.com - <b>Cryptocurrency <b>Phishing</b> Scams are Becoming a Thing: You Can't Afford to be Ignorant</b> <b>OracleTimes</b> Crypto <b>phishing</b> attacks often take advantage of a people's propensity to trust known brands to carry out their nefarious activities. They can send seemingly genuine emails a...
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Brand Heist: How GRU Operatives Sent Spear-Phishing Emails
mediapost.com - by Ray Schultz , Columnist, 7 minutes ago Say what you want about the charges leveled against Russian operatives by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday. If true, it’s clear that governments and scam artists are now using thesame techniques. For example, GRU operative Anatoliy Sergeyevich K...
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Global Spear Phishing Market Report 2017: Rising Impressive Business Opportunities Analysis Forecast by 2025 - Chronicle India
thechronicleindia.com - <b>Global Spear <b>Phishing</b> Market Report 2017: Rising Impressive Business Opportunities Analysis Forecast by 2025</b> <b>Chronicle India</b> Spear <b>Phishing</b> Market report includes a tactful study with Bottom to top assessment of the marketplace of the leading Spear <b>Phishing</b> mark...
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Verizon Confirms That It Will No Longer Activate 3G Phones - Slashdot
tech.slashdot.org - According to Droid Life, Verizon is no longer activating 3G-only phones. Instead, they will only accept 4G LTE-equipped phones going forward. Here's what Verizon had to say about the matter: "For several years we've been been publicly saying that our 3G CDMA network will remain available through ...
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Amazon's Curious Case of the $2,630.52 Used Paperback - Slashdot
news.slashdot.org - Many booksellers on Amazon strive to sell their wares as cheaply as possible. That, after all, is usually how you make a sale in a competitive marketplace. Other merchants favor a counterintuitive approach: Mark the price up to the moon. From a report: "Zowie," the romance author Deborah Macgilli...
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Traces of Lost Society Found in 'Pristine' Cloud Forest - Slashdot
science.slashdot.org - Deep in Ecuador's lush Quijos Valley, a society thrived -- and then disappeared. But a lake preserved its story. From a report: In the 1850s, a team of botanists venturing into the cloud forest in the Quijos Valley of eastern Ecuador hacked their way through vegetation so thick they could barely ...
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Justice Dept. Indicts 12 Russian Spies Over 2016 DNC Hack
informationsecuritybuzz.com - In response to the news that 12 Russian hackers have been indicted on charges of hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign in 2016, Richard Ford, Chief Scientist at Forcepoint commented below. Richard Ford, Chief Scientist at Forcepoint: “We shouldn’t be dist...
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US indictments show technical evidence for Russian hacking accusations - Tech News
news.google.com - US indictments against a dozen Russian intelligence officers provided detailed technical evidence to back up allegations of Russian hacking and leaking of information to influence the 2016 US presidential election.
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Unlike Most Millennials, Norway's Are Rich - Slashdot
news.slashdot.org - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Best known for its Viking history, snow sports and jaw-dropping fjords, Norway is making a new name for itself as the only major economy in Europe where young people are getting markedly richer. People in their early thirties in Norway have an ave...
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mySCADA myPRO 7 Authentication Bypass (CVE-2018-11311)
checkpoint.com - An authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in mySCADA myPRO 7 FTP Server. The vulnerability is due to the presence of hard coded credentials. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by accessing the FTP Server using those credentials.
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Amazon Admits Prime Day Deals Not Necessarily the Cheapest - Slashdot
tech.slashdot.org - Shoppers taking part in internet giant Amazon's Prime Day are being told that the deals on offer may not be the cheapest available. From a report: Amazon said it has never claimed that Prime Day is necessarily the cheapest time to shop on its site. It comes after consumer group Which? warned cust...
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Kodak Bitcoin Mining Scam Evaporates
bbc.com - Image caption The Kodak KashMiner appeared at CES in January The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining scheme has confirmed the plan has collapsed. In January, a Bitcoin mining computer labelled Kodak KashMiner was on display on Kodak's official stand at the CES technology show ...
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Digital Ads Are Starting To Feel Psychic - Slashdot
yro.slashdot.org - It seems like everyone these days has had a paranoiac moment where a website advertises something to you that you recently purchased or was gifted without a digital trail. According to a new website called New Organs, which collects first-hand accounts of these moments, "the feeling of being list...
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Hacking Campaign Targets iPhone Users With Data-Stealing, Location-Tracking Malware - Slashdot
mobile.slashdot.org - ZDNet reports of a new mobile malware campaign that is "gaining access to iPhones by tricking users to download an open-source mobile device management (MDM) software package." From the report: Once in control, the unidentified hackers can steal various forms of sensitive information from infect...
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Samsung's Galaxy S10 To Come In Three Sizes, With An In-Display Fingerprint Sensor - Slashdot
hardware.slashdot.org - Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Samsung will launch the Galaxy S10 in three different sizes: 5.8 inches, 6.1 inches, and 6.4 inches. They are nearly the same sizes that Kuo expects Apple's next series of iPhones to come in. The Verge reports: The larger two S10 models will include in-display fingerpri...
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Instapaper is Going Independent - Slashdot
slashdot.org - Popular bookmarking and read-it-later app, Instapaper made the following announcement in a blog post: Today, we're announcing that Pinterest has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership of Instapaper to Instant Paper, Inc., a new company owned and operated by the same people who've been wo...
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DanaBot Trojan Targets Bank Customers In Phishing Scam
threatpost.com - The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter.
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Microsoft and National Geographic Team Up on AI Research Grant - Slashdot
slashdot.org - Microsoft and National Geographic are partnering on a new grant program that will put $1 million towards projects using AI to address environmental challenges. From a report: Between five and 15 projects will be selected as recipients of the AI for Earth Innovation Grant program and winning resea...
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New TrickBot Phishing Lure: Mistake or Experiment?
cofense.com - Cofense Intelligence™ recently identified a TrickBot campaign that was noteworthy not for its exceptional guile or novel technique, but rather for its lack thereof. Absent any images or convincing textual narrative, the campaign lacks all the hallmarks of this TrickBot distribution group’s modus ...
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Ticketmaster falls victim to worldwide digital card skimming attack
hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com - At the end of June, online ticket company Ticketmaster confirmed that Inbenta, a third-party website supplier, suffered a security incident. However, researchers now reveal it was more complicated than it appeared, and definitely not a one-time attack, reported RiskIQ. Investigations show it was ...
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Roku's New Wireless Speakers Automatically Turn Loud Commercials Down, Turn Show Audio Up - Slashdot
hardware.slashdot.org - Roku announced today that it's getting into the audio business with the launch of its in-house Roku TV Wireless Speakers. The two HomePod-esque speakers work exclusively (and wirelessly) with Roku TVs, and feature software that will optimize audio from anything connected to the pair Roku TV, incl...
