Collaborate Disseminate
Over the past few days, fans of singer Cardi B noticed her website was slowly filling up with spam. We take a look at what happened.
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Cybercrime
Privacy
Tags: blog commentscardi bcardibdevelopersgdprmoderationonline privacyprivacyspa… Continue reading Official Cardi B website plagued by spammers
What happens to online accounts when we die? Not a cheerful subject by any stretch of the imagination, but one we covered at BSides Manchester.
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We take a fresh look at Trojans: the history of the term, the most popular threats over the years, the different types of Trojans, and their relationship with social engineering.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: botnetddosdownloadermalwareM… Continue reading Trojans: What’s the real deal?
We take a look at the perils of the tools and services embedded into the websites you use on a daily basis, thanks to the development help of third parties.
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FYI
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… Continue reading The danger of third parties: ads, pipelines, and plugins
There’s been a number of major data breaches and leaks revealed in the last few days, and we take a look at three of the biggest: Adidas, Ticketmaster, and marketing firm Exactis.
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Cybercrime
Privacy
Tags: adidasadvertisingbreachcard… Continue reading Major data breaches at Adidas, Ticketmaster pummel web users
A website belonging to an eatery currently making waves in the news has been compromised with SEO spam. We take a look at what’s happened, and explain what the hackers are up to.
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Cybercrime
Hacking
Tags: blackhatcompromisehackedSEOS… Continue reading Red Hen website suffers SEO spam compromise
The World Cup is in full swing, and attackers are busy both on and off the pitch. Which of the competing nations are under fire from malware authors? Who is sailing through qualifying rounds mostly untouched? What are the most popular threats in t… Continue reading World Cup 2018: malware attacks gunning for goal
Reports claim that UK law enforcement are still struggling to get to grips with cybercrime. We take a look at what’s going on, and why services aren’t able to cope with all things digital.
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Cybercrime
Hacking
Tags: cybercrimefundingl… Continue reading UK law enforcement: an uphill struggle to fight hackers
We take a look at VPNFilter malware, which is still out there and causing trouble for certain models of routers worldwide. What is it? And is your device on the list? Read on.
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Cybercrime
Malware
Tags: malwarerouterroutersvpnfilter
If you make use of Flash or Silverlight in your day-to-day activities, you may need to have a word with IT. For everyone else, your Office 365 experience is about to become a lot more secure.
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Cybercrime
Exploits
Tags: 365controlsfla… Continue reading Blocks for Flash and others coming to Office 365