- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 15th, 2016
Average Cost of a Spear Phishing Attack Is $1.6 Million
Most companies comprehend the risk, protect themselves
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 27th, 2015
Businesses Saw an Increase in CEO Fraud Attacks This Year
Whaling attacks rise, despite FBI warning in August
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 17th, 2015
Chinese Hacker Pockets $170,000 After Hacking Airline Website
Hacker cancels flights and sends re-booking offers to passengers' phones via SMS, defrauding hundreds
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 26th, 2015
Top Mobile Payment Apps Not Secure Enough by Today's Standards
Report finds glaring security holes in mobile payment apps
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 20th, 2015
eBay Scammer Steals Identity of the Police Officer Investigating His Case
Rohit Jawa fools officer into revealing personal details
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 20th, 2015
Store-Side Keylogger Captures Credit Card Details on Infected Magento Shops
Campaign is active for 6 months, affected 3,500 stores
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 4th, 2015
Skimming Attacks Increase for Pay-at-the-Pump Gas Terminals
EMV card technology causes a shift in fraud campaigns
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 20th, 2015
Home-Made Dual-Chip Credit Cards Used in Ingenious Fraud Scheme
X-Ray scans were needed to detect the forged credit cards
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 2nd, 2015
This Scam Again: Facebook Will Charge You to Keep Posts Private
A scam so rampant, Facebook had to issue a public warning
- Apple & Mac Blog
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 29th, 2015
UK Citizen Jumps on Incredible iPhone 6s Deal, Gets Sugar Bag Instead
$757 is the highest price paid for a bag of sugar. Ever.
- Google News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 24th, 2015
Google Charges for YouTube Ads, Even When Viewed by Bots
YouTube better at detecting bots compared to Dailymotion
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 8th, 2015
InfoSec Researcher Bypasses PayPal Authentication System on Its Mobile Apps
Vulnerability still works even with 2FA turned on
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 30th, 2015
Companies Lost $1.2 Billion (€1.07 Billion) to Business Email Scams
FBI issued a public statement announcement regarding BECs
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 10th, 2015
Lawyer Charged with Fraud Demands Trial by Combat
“Game of Thrones” has just got real, no joke
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 10th, 2015
Scammers Steal $46.7M / €42.6M from Ubiquiti Networks
Company manages to recover some of the money
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 30th, 2015
130 Arrested in Global Operation Against Airline Ticket Fraudsters
Action was part of global operation Blue Amber
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 29th, 2015
Tax Inspection Notification Delivers Malware
Number of tax-related emails increases in Australia