New Facebook scam promises “shocking video,” but contains only malware

May 13, 2015

Facebook users are being tricked into clicking a scam post that promises a ‘shocking video’ that will make your jaw drop in amazement, reports Hackread. The offending post is attempting to lure in victims with the headline “[Shocking video] When you see what happens to this pregnant lady at the beach, your jaw will drop,” but, when clicked, takes … More New Facebook scam promises “shocking video,” but contains only malware

MMORPG hacker stripped to his underwear and executed online, watched by almost a million people

May 11, 2015

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are – if you’re excuse the tautology – massively popular. The likes of Guild Wars 2 have sold millions of copies, and claim to have more than 460,000 people playing at anyone time – more than the population of Iceland – making them a certifiable success story. However, that … More MMORPG hacker stripped to his underwear and executed online, watched by almost a million people

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

May 8, 2015

When we analyze the most prevalent threats in Latin America, we see the same malware families across the region. In Brazil, however, there is a different situation. Not only is Brazil one of the most populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the countries with the highest percentage of Internet users … More CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

Millions of WordPress sites left vulnerable by plugin flaw

May 7, 2015

Millions of WordPress sites have been left vulnerable by a scripting flaw found in two popular plugins, one of which is present in the default installation of the blogging platform, reports Computer World. The two plugins are JetPack and Twenty Fifteen, the first of which is a customization and performance tool, and the latter is … More Millions of WordPress sites left vulnerable by plugin flaw

The evolution of scams and social engineering

May 5, 2015

ESET Senior Research Fellow David Harley credits his academic background in social sciences with his long-running interest in the social engineering behind cybercrime. Harley says that scams and social engineering have been a constant in cybercrime – but in the past few years, some scams have got markedly more sophisticated, and more difficult even for … More The evolution of scams and social engineering