Tourists Give Themselves Away by Looking Up. So Do Most Network Intruders.
In large metropolitan areas, tourists are often easy to spot because they're far more inclined than locals to gaze upward…
Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop
You've probably never heard of "16Shop," but there's a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. Last…
Diligere, Equity-Invest Are New Firms of U.K. Con Man
John Clifton Davies, a convicted fraudster estimated to have bilked dozens of technology startups out of more than $30 million…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2023 Edition
Microsoft Corp. today issued software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related…
Meet the Brains Behind the Malware-Friendly AI Chat Service ‘WormGPT’
WormGPT, a private new chatbot service advertised as a way to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help write malicious software…
Teach a Man to Phish and He’s Set for Life
One frustrating aspect of email phishing is the frequency with which scammers fall back on tried-and-true methods that really have…
How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise
Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious…
Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years
The Russian government today handed down a treason conviction and 14-year prison sentence on Iyla Sachkov, the former founder and…
Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?
Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks…
Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks
Many things have changed since 2018, such as the names of the companies in the Fortune 100 list. But one…