Lesser known tricks of spoofing extensions

It is a well-known fact that malware using social engineering tricks is designed to hide itself from being an obvious executable. In this short article, we will present two other less common tricks used to deceive users.Categories: Cybercrime
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if someone has my mac address can they hack my email without me knowing about it?

I have a guest house with a wireless network. My guests are given a password to our “Guest Network”. Is it possible for someone on this “Guest Network” to see my mac address, spoof it and then use my mac address to sign in to my email acco… Continue reading if someone has my mac address can they hack my email without me knowing about it?

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Detecting Spoofed Messages Using Clock Skew

Two researchers are working on a system to detect spoofed messages sent to automobiles by fingerprinting the clock skew of the various computer components within the car, and then detecting when those skews are off. It’s a clever system, with applications outside of automobiles (and isn’t new). To perform that fingerprinting, they use a weird characteristic of all computers: tiny… Continue reading Detecting Spoofed Messages Using Clock Skew