Collaborate Disseminate
The Register: ‘Mummy, what’s felching?’ Tot gets smut served by Android app – Google’s Play Store fails again Actually, I didn’t know about felching, either, and I wish I hadn’t looked it up. Based on… Continue reading ‘AdultSwine’ – Android malware with a dirty mind
Paul Ducklin for Sophos: Watch out – fake support scams are alive and well this Christmas The first part of the article is a recap of old-school tech support scam cold-calling, but the rest describes what happened when someone clicked on … Continue reading Tech support scams: alive, kicking, and audio talking trash
[Previous posted to the AVIEN blog.] Lawrence Abrams for Bleeping Computer: Tech Support Scammers Invade Spotify Forums to Rank in Search Engines Extract: “Over the past few months, Tech Support scammers have been using the Spotify forums to… Continue reading Tech Support Scams: using Spotify to boost SEO
Lawrence Abrams for Bleeping Computer: Tech Support Scammers Invade Spotify Forums to Rank in Search Engines Extract: “Over the past few months, Tech Support scammers have been using the Spotify forums to inject their phone numbers into the … Continue reading Tech Support Scams: leveraging Spotify for Google and Bing SEO
Tara Seals for Infosecurity Magazine: Tech Support Scam Malware Fakes the Blue Screen of Death “The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is one of the most-dreaded sights for Windows users. Adding insult to injury, a new malware is making th… Continue reading Fake BSOD, Fake Tech Support
Microsoft’s Windows Security Blog on Technet: New tech support scam launches communication or phone call app “A new tech support scam technique streamlines the entire scam experience, leaving potential victims only one click or tap awa… Continue reading Streamlining a Tech Support Scam
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including the storylines around last week’s Dyn DDoS attack, Keen Team winning big again at Pwn2Own, and a fake Windows installer.