- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 7th, 2018
Browser Locker Downloads and Decodes Itself On the Fly to Avoid Detection
Scammers use new obfuscation method to deceive victims
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 22nd, 2016
EU Cookie Law Popup Pushes Dodgy Chrome Extension Down Your Throat
Cookie consent script spams website visitors
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 30th, 2016
One Crook Running over 120 Tech Support Scam Domains on GoDaddy
... and it seems there is no one to stop him from registering new domains and setting up new websites
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 16th, 2016
Diabolic Tech Support Scammers Find a New Way to Keep Users on Their Sites
Scammers create an infinite loop out of shady subdomains
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 6th, 2016
Fake Flash Player Update Delivers Scareware to Mac OS X Users
Links to the malicious pages are spread via Facebook spam
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 28th, 2016
Zero-Click Scam Tries to Extort $2,000 from Users
Online scammers find new techniques to con victims
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 22nd, 2016
Symantec Disavows Business Partner Caught Running a Tech Support Scam
Reseller was scamming users into buying Symantec products
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 25th, 2015
Browser Ransomware Passes As Microsoft Support, Plays Audio to Scare Users
Browser locker (ransomware) uses silly tactics, we have a feeling it will be very successful nevertheless
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 24th, 2015
Adult Apps on Android Might Be Harboring Ransomware, Scareware and SMS Trojans
Security pros recommend that users stay away from smut
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 2nd, 2015
Chimera Ransomware Threatens to Publish Personal Files
Ransomware authors scare victims by telling them they will publish their personal files and photos online
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 23rd, 2015
After Ruining Microsoft's Reputation, Tech Support Scammers Now Go After Apple
Fraudsters impersonate the Apple Remote Access website
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 4th, 2015
Microsoft Received over 175,000 Customer Complaints Regarding Tech Support Scams
The US tech support scam industry evaluated at $1.5 billion
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 29th, 2015
Google AdWords Used as a Malvertising Delivery Platform
Fraudsters try to scare users with BSOD-themed ads
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 28th, 2015
KickAss Torrents Users Served with Scareware
Malvertising campaign hits KickAss Torrents
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 25th, 2015
Over 2,000 WordPress Sites Are Infecting Users with Spyware
Researchers track down the C&C server to a Latvian VPS
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 6th, 2014
Rovnix Malware Campaign Targets United Kingdom Users
The US Declaration of Independence used for generating new domain names for command and control servers
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 22nd, 2014
Android Ransomware Koler Self-Replicates via SMS, Targets Users in the US
Police scareware delivered from Dropbox storage