Well, really there are far more, but the latest study from Imperva of 10 million attacks against 30 large organizations from January to May of 2011 cites a cocktail of techniques used by would-be hackers to spot the weaknesses and exploit them. For those of us who’ve tailed a log file spinning out of control … More CyberThreats Daily: 50 ways to hack a website
As we have grown to expect in the case of any disaster, cybercriminals are quick to exploit any headlines for their dirty work. Without the slightest sense of human compassion, only hours after the tragic occurrences this weekend, they struck with their scams. Facebook quickly saw the arrival of links to fake sites like this: … More Crooks exploiting tragedy with Amy and Oslo scams
Three in five parents snoop on their teenager’s email and calling habits, but teenagers themselves are almost as guilty of checking out the communications history of their partners. The survey was conducted by online store Retrevo, which reports that almost half of those under 25 admit to examining their partner’s devices when the partner is … More CyberThreats Daily: Your mom, gf, bf – spying on your phone and email?
Recently a bunch of “Get free item” scams or just fake pages have been spotted on Facebook. Particularly the ones that include links you have to follow and complete certain steps, can turn out very malicious. Here are a few examples: Images are courtesy of Facecrooks, who also commented: “Avoid these and similar Facebook Pages. … More CyberThreats Daily: Facebook scams still in all shapes and sizes
If you don’t remember the Rumble in the Jungle, it was a boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammed Ali. Back in 1974 names like Foreman and Ali were as famous as companies like Google and Facebook are now. Google, like the older Ali, has been taking punches in the early rounds of the social … More Is Google Plus the Rumble in the Jungle?
