- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 28th, 2018
New Phishing Campaign Targets US Employees' Online Payrolls
Crooks use stolen info to change bank account information
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 31st, 2016
QRLJacking Attack Can Bypass Any QR Login System
Attack works on WhatsApp, WeChat, Line, and more
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 12th, 2016
Hackers Find Clever Way to Bypass Google's Two-Factor Authentication
Attackers take social engineering to a totally new level
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 25th, 2016
Belgian Bank Loses €70 Million to Classic CEO Fraud Social Engineering Trick
Crelan Bank loses big after it forgets to properly train employees against basic spear-phishing attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 8th, 2015
Data on All Dutch Mobile Customers Is One Photo Away, Experiment Shows
Social engineering is a threat not to be underestimated
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 15th, 2015
Software Bug in MetroPCS Website Dumps User Data in Cleartext
Data on every MetroPCS customer was easily accessible
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 13th, 2015
Google Chrome Adds a Special Error Page for Social Engineering Attacks
Sites from where social engineering attacks are carried out now trigger a custom error page in Chrome
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 8th, 2015
Operation Cleaver Hackers Return, Now Use LinkedIn to Target Victims
Hackers create a fake LinkedIn network around them so they can contact and infiltrate legitimate companies
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 11th, 2015
Europol Cracks Down €6 Million Cyber Fraud Operation, Arrests 49 Suspects
Forged documents and electronics seized from 58 properties
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 2nd, 2015
Russian Twins Social-Engineer Victims for One-Time Bank Codes, Get Arrested
Authorities spent three years collecting evidence
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 16th, 2015
Company Employees Not Sufficiently Trained to Avoid Phishing, Study Finds
An assortment of devices and online services weaken security
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 2nd, 2015
Rogers Communications Hacked Using Simple Social Engineering
Hackers pose as employee and get corporate email password
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 9th, 2015
Fox Host Gets Hacked on Live Television
John McAfee spoofs a call to Stuart Varney's BlackBerry
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 12th, 2014
Perp Snatches Customer Data of over 1,000, Receives a Slap on the Wrist
No prospect of prison, just a higher fine
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 10th, 2014
Fraudsters Pose as Police, Ask for Money to Solve Outstanding Warrant Issue
The money is hard to trace, scammers receive payment via pre-paid cards
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 18th, 2014
Irish Credit Unions Hire Tracing Agents to Steal Private Customer Data
Private investigators prosecuted by the Data Protection Commissioner
- Security
- By Filip Truta
- May 28th, 2014
HeartBleed Virus Removal Tool Actually Carries a Trojan
Beware of new spam campaign that uses social and scare tactics