Archive for February 13, 2015

Valentine’s Day: How to Avoid Heart-Shaped Cyber Scams

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Abatangle said many of the phishing scams may try appealing to the “love and lust” factor people feel to trickᅠ…

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How to spot a phishing email scheme

Bovino also said a phishing email will often urge you to act quickly trying to scare you by saying an account of yours, or your computer has beenᅠ…

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New and nastier Android ransomware uses unique keys to lock data

Fortunately files locked by the malware were fairly easy to decrypt, but now researchers at antivirus company Avast have uncovered a new version ofᅠ…

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PlugX, Go-To Malware for Targeted Attacks, More Prominent Than Ever

Existing in some form since 2008, the popular remote access tool PlugX has as notorious a history as any malware, but according to researchers theᅠ…

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Man arrested for online spying on fiancee in Dubai

His remarks came at a press conference announcing an internet safety campaign by Dubai Police in collaboration with 30 other departments andᅠ…

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ASU network attacked by computer virus

Arizona State University is investigating a Denial of Service virus attack on its network Thursday night. (Photo: Getty Images/Zoonar RF).

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Phishers Pounce on Anthem Breach

Phishers and phone fraudsters are capitalizing on public concern over a massive data breach announced this week at health insurance providerᅠ…

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‘Ramsonware’ targeting smartphones

Just like a computer virus, ransomwear can invade your smartphone if you click on a bad link or download an infected file. This scam has beenᅠ…

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