There’s a new batch of malware making the rounds, this time directed at spreading banking malware through children’s games. Though it’s hard to imagine, the scammers are taking advantage of the naivety of kids, who may not be as skilled at detecting scams as their more seasoned parents. According to an article in Softpedia, the … More Kids’ computer game malware – Scammers stoop to new lows
According to a post by a Facebook Photos engineer, they receive around 200 million photo uploads per DAY, or about 6 billion per month. A separate post says Facebook currently hosts 4% of all photos ever taken. Specifically, it hosts 140 billion photos out of 3.5 trillion photos taken in history. Also, we see “it … More How much photo data does Facebook really have?
The criminals behind the Qbot trojan are certainly not inactive. As I mentioned in a blog post earlier this month, after a quiet summer we have seen a batch of new Qbot variants. An interesting fact is that the malicious binaries were digitally signed. The stolen certificate was issued to a company called Word & … More New stolen digital certificates are used by the multi-purpose backdoor Qbot.
If you’re a dedicated follower of Facebook, last week was a bit of a roller coaster. On Monday, Emil Protalinski at ZDNet reminded you that the stories appearing on Facebook about Lady Gaga being found dead in a hotel room are a “likejacking” scam. Then on Tuesday it was reported that Facebook has “introduced a … More Facebook’s Expanded Sharing Makes Security Even More Critical
With all the recent headlines about data breaches, should your organization hire a “thief to catch a thief?” That’s a question Kevin Mitnick, sitting near the top of the hacker hall-of-fame for famous hack sprees in decades past, has been contemplating. He’s not alone – many companies are wondering the same thing. There is a … More Should you hire a hacker to prevent data breaches?
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