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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 9th, 2016
Instagram Swamped with Adult-Themed Fake Profiles

Instagram Swamped with Adult-Themed Fake Profiles

Users should avoid interactions with these profiles

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 8th, 2016
Rogue iOS App Stores Expand from the Chinese Market to the Whole World

Rogue iOS App Stores Expand from the Chinese Market to the Whole World

Third-party app store owners feel confident enough to take on Apple outside of China's Internet borders

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 7th, 2016
EU Cookie Law Notification Abused to Hijack Clicks for Invisible Ads

EU Cookie Law Notification Abused to Hijack Clicks for Invisible Ads

Did you click on a cookie notification, or was that an ad?

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 6th, 2016
Facebook Disabled Page Scam Wants Your Credit Card Data, Facebook and PayPal Credentials

Facebook Disabled Page Scam Wants Your Credit Card Data, Facebook and PayPal Credentials

Cheeky scammers want your financial information

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 15th, 2015
Fraud Alert: Steam VAC Remover Doesn't Unban You

Fraud Alert: Steam VAC Remover Doesn't Unban You

Steam gamers, don't fall victim to this new scam

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 17th, 2015
FBI Warns Shoppers of "Too Good To Be True" Scams Before the Holiday Season

FBI Warns Shoppers of "Too Good To Be True" Scams Before the Holiday Season

The holiday season is here, keep an eye out for scams!

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 16th, 2015
High-Frequency Sounds Embedded in Ads to Track Users Across Devices

High-Frequency Sounds Embedded in Ads to Track Users Across Devices

Inaudible sounds, the future of online user tracking

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 10th, 2015
Report: We're Going to See More Ransomware, Less Hacktivism in 2016

Report: We're Going to See More Ransomware, Less Hacktivism in 2016

33 Intel Security experts weigh in on threats for 2016

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 5th, 2015
Microsoft Is Considering an Early Retirement for SHA-1 Certificates

Microsoft Is Considering an Early Retirement for SHA-1 Certificates

Microsoft follows Mozilla, announces SHA-1's doom

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 30th, 2015
EFF: License Plate Readers Are Easy to Hack, Abused for Mass Surveillance

EFF: License Plate Readers Are Easy to Hack, Abused for Mass Surveillance

ALPRs have weak security measures, as any other IoT devices

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 27th, 2015
FBI's Advice for Ransomware Victims: Pay Up!

FBI's Advice for Ransomware Victims: Pay Up!

It's easier, and you'll learn from your mistakes

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 9th, 2015
FBI Warns About the Dangers of EMV Credit Card Chips

FBI Warns About the Dangers of EMV Credit Card Chips

All US banks will replace all magnetic strip cards with EMV chip-based cards by the end of October 2015

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 6th, 2015
Windows Phone Store Distributes Fake Apps Infected with Adware

Windows Phone Store Distributes Fake Apps Infected with Adware

Over 58 infected apps detected on the Windows Phone Store

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 4th, 2015
Microsoft Received over 175,000 Customer Complaints Regarding Tech Support Scams

Microsoft Received over 175,000 Customer Complaints Regarding Tech Support Scams

The US tech support scam industry evaluated at $1.5 billion

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 2nd, 2015
This Scam Again: Facebook Will Charge You to Keep Posts Private

This Scam Again: Facebook Will Charge You to Keep Posts Private

A scam so rampant, Facebook had to issue a public warning

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 29th, 2015
Google AdWords Used as a Malvertising Delivery Platform

Google AdWords Used as a Malvertising Delivery Platform

Fraudsters try to scare users with BSOD-themed ads

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 28th, 2015
KickAss Torrents Users Served with Scareware

KickAss Torrents Users Served with Scareware

Malvertising campaign hits KickAss Torrents

 
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