Collaborate Disseminate
Phishing attacks are the most common form of cyber attack. Why? The simplicity of email gives cybercriminals an easy route in, allowing them to reach users directly with no defensive barriers, to mislead, harvest credentials and spread malicious elemen… Continue reading Five Emails you don’t want in your Inbox
BlueKeep’s back, ransomware batters Spain, and yet more sextortion – listen now! Continue reading S2 Ep16: BlueKeep, ransomware and sextortion – Naked Security Podcast
Sextortion scammers have started hijacking poorly managed or defunct blogs to expand an increasingly profitable business. Continue reading Sextortion scammers are hijacking blogs – and victims are paying up
A decade-old botnet is using infected computers to send out sextortion emails, in a wide-scale campaign with the potential to reach millions of victims. Continue reading Phorpiex Botnet Shifts Gears From Ransomware to Sextortion
A new sextortion scam variant is using a wallet for a cryptocurrency other than bitcoin in an attempt to evade detection. On October 8, Cofense revealed it had detected a modified sextortion scam that was using a wallet address for Litecoin instead of … Continue reading New Sextortion Scam Uses Alternative Cryptocurrencies to Evade Detection
By Uzair Amir
The IT security researchers at ESET have discovered a nasty new malware that not only steals users’ private and financial data but also keeps an eye on their browsing activities including recording their screen whenever they watch pornogr… Continue reading New malware records screen activity as victim watches porn
As security practices evolve, cybercriminals are finding new methods to carry out their attacks. Using highly personalized email attacks, carefully designed spear phishing attacks are being used to steal sensitive information such as login credentials… Continue reading Protecting Against Spear Phishing Attacks: A Guide
Here’s a story of super-sized digital blackmail aimed at one of the biggest cryptocoin exchanges out there. Continue reading Blackmailed for Bitcoin – exchange rebuffs $3.5m ransom demand
Here’s a sextortion scam that puts your password right where your name would usually be, to rattle your cage even more than usual. Continue reading ETERNALBLUE sextortion scam puts your password where your name should be
“I’m not a voyeur, I’m a technology enthusiast,” says the creator, who combined deepfake AI with a need for cash to get ka-CHING! Continue reading $50 DeepNude app undresses women with a single click