Collaborate Disseminate
I maintain a website (sorry I can’t share the address publicly on request of my client) that has been hacked and I want some tips on where to look to try and clean it up.
The hack happened a few months ago and since then some posts, just a… Continue reading Unable to remove some corrupt pages on hacked WordPress website [closed]
I get UPS phishing spam on my phone all the time. I never click on it, because it’s so obviously spam. Turns out that hackers have been harvesting actual UPS delivery data from a Canadian tracking tool for its phishing SMSs.
Continue reading UPS Data Harvested for SMS Phishing Attacks
One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to create large numbers of new throwaway email accounts. Now a new service offers to help dramatically cut costs associated with large-scale spam and account creation campaigns, by paying people to sell their email account credentials and letting customers temporarily rent access to a vast pool of established accounts at major providers. Continue reading Service Rents Email Addresses for Account Signups
Cybercriminals are increasingly posing as multi-factor authentication vendors and small businesses are becoming more popular targets, according to VIPRE. Attachment-based malspam is on the rise Financial institutions (48%) are still the most targeted s… Continue reading Cybercriminals masquerading as MFA vendors
I was surprised to receive an email this week telling me that I had renewed my annual subscription for McAfee virus protection.
Would you, or a member of your family, have fallen for this scam? Continue reading Sorry scammer, I’m not cancelling my McAfee Antivirus subscription
There’s good news if you’re plagued by shared Google Drive files from strangers.
Google Drive is getting a spam folder. Continue reading Is this the answer to Google Drive spam?
Google has announced a new policy on dealing with inactive accounts – and it’s an important read for anyone who doesn’t regularly login.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Google is going to delete your data forever, if you haven’t logged into your account for two years
In 2022, 47.4% of all internet traffic came from bots, a 5.1% increase over the previous year, according to Imperva. The proportion of human traffic (52.6%) decreased to its lowest level in eight years. Bad bot traffic For the fourth consecutive year, … Continue reading Bad bots are coming for APIs
I received an SMS from an unknown number with a link. Having just ordered stuff from AliExpress bit earlier so, thinking it was related to that, I clicked without doing due diligence. My bad.
I went home and tried using a command line tool… Continue reading I clicked on a SMS spam link. Am I safe? [duplicate]
New cloud-focused credential harvester available on encrypted messaging service Telegram is part of a trend of Python scrapers making it easier to bait multiple phishing hooks.
The post Credential harvesting malware appears on deep web appeared first … Continue reading Credential harvesting malware appears on deep web