- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 10th, 2010
4chan Flood Script Is Back with New Social Engineering Trick
- Windows Live
- By Marius Oiaga
- July 7th, 2010
New SmartScreen Feature Protects Windows Live Wave 4 from Social Engineering Attacks
For URLs
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- April 2nd, 2010
New PDF-Based Arbitrary Code Execution Technique Revealed
Can also be used to infect clean PDF documents
- Hacking News
- By Lucian Constantin
- March 25th, 2010
High Profile Twitter Hacker Arrested in France
Questioned, released and ordered to appear in court
- Incidents
- By Lucian Constantin
- October 28th, 2009
Malvertizement Infects Gizmodo Visitors with Scareware
Gawker Media's ad sales team falls victim to elaborate social engineering scam
- Windows Live
- By Marius Oiaga
- October 7th, 2009
Reclaim Hijacked Windows Live Hotmail Accounts
Even if a Hotmail account is stolen there’s a chance that you can get it back
- Windows Live
- By Marius Oiaga
- October 6th, 2009
Microsoft: Thousands of Hotmail Passwords Leaked in the Wild
The company offers official confirmation of the leak
- Virus alerts
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 7th, 2009
Koobface Gets a New Update
Features improved social engineering and detection evading techniques
- Hacking News
- By Lucian Constantin
- July 21st, 2009
Social Engineering Used to Compromise Twitter
Hacker has leveraged on security weaknesses that most Internet users often overlook
- Incidents
- By Lucian Constantin
- May 4th, 2009
Twitter Admin Account Hacked via Social Engineering
The insides of several high-profile accounts have been exposed
- Internet Explorer
- By Marius Oiaga
- March 26th, 2009
IE8 Pre-RTW Blocked 1 in Every 200 Downloads as Malicious
Reveals Microsoft
- Windows Live
- By Marius Oiaga
- March 17th, 2009
Microsoft Warns Users About Windows Live Social Engineering Scams
Designed to harvest account info
- Virus alerts
- By Lucian Constantin
- March 2nd, 2009
Revamped Koobface Worm in Circulation
New variant employs advanced social engineering techniques
- Incidents
- By Lucian Constantin
- February 5th, 2009
Online Scare Advertising Tactics Leak into the Real World
Attack vector of new scareware distribution campaign originates in a parking lot
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- December 16th, 2008
Social Engineering Outsourced
New service offers to localize cybercrime
- Virus alerts
- By Lucian Constantin
- December 6th, 2008
Facebook Worm Active Again
The new variant passes Facebook's security filters
- Hacking News
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 20th, 2008
Major Credit Card Scam in Ireland
Scammers used social engineering techniques to install rogue card readers in retail stores