Author Archives: David Bisson

One Researcher’s Plan to Broadside Known Windows Tech Support Scammers

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2016 saw a lot of different types of scams prey on unsuspecting users. Some achieved greater prevalence than others. One of those was the tech support scam, a ruse where a fraudster calls a victim while impersonating a customer support representative from a well-known technology company. They tell the victim their computer is infected with […]… Read More

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Arby’s Confirms Payment Card Breach at Corporate Restaurant Locations

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Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., has confirmed that a breach affected payment systems at its corporate restaurant locations. Information security investigative journalist Brian Krebs first learned something was up when several banks and credit unions reached out to him inquiring if he had heard of an incident involving Arby’s. He subsequently reached out to the Atlanta-headquartered […]… Read More

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Former NSA Contractor Indicted for Stealing 20 Years’ Worth of National Defense Secrets

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A federal grand jury has indicted a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor for stealing national defense information over the past 20 years. The indictment (PDF) alleges that Harold Thomas Martin, 52, collected a number of government secrets while employed as a private contractor for various government agencies. He began lifting the documents in December […]… Read More

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Memory-Based Malware Uses PowerShell Scripts, Pentest Tools to Evade Detection

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A memory-based malware is using PowerShell scripts within the Windows registry and penetration testing tools to evade detection. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab came across the malware when they discovered code for Meterpreter, a post-exploitation tool of the Metasploit penetration testing software, inside the physical memory of a domain controller. Analysis of the malware, detected […]… Read More

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InterContinental Hotels Group Confirms Payment Card Breach at 12 Locations

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed a data breach affected customers’ payment cards at 12 of its locations. On 3 February, IHG announced that it launched an investigation back on 28 December 2016 after receiving a report of unauthorized charges placed on customers’ credit cards. The Denham-based company, which owns 5,000 hotels that fall under […]… Read More

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