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Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down

By: Paul Ducklin — August 14th 2023 at 14:06
The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is seeking to claw back...

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T-Mobile admits to 37,000,000 customer records stolen by “bad actor”

By: Paul Ducklin — January 20th 2023 at 17:59
Once more, it's time for Shakespeare's words: Once more unto the breach...

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“Suspicious login” scammers up their game – take care at Christmas

By: Paul Ducklin — December 21st 2022 at 17:59
A picture is worth 1024 words - we clicked through so you don't have to.

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Voice-scamming site “iSpoof” seized, 100s arrested in massive crackdown

By: Naked Security writer — November 25th 2022 at 17:17
Those numbers or names that pop up when a call comes up? They're OK as a hint of who's calling, but THEY PROVE NOTHING

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How social media scammers buy time to steal your 2FA codes

By: Paul Ducklin — November 21st 2022 at 17:02
The warning is hosted on a real Facebook page; the phishing uses HTTPS via a real Google server... but the content is all fake

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Twitter Blue Badge email scams – Don’t fall for them!

By: Naked Security writer — November 4th 2022 at 17:59
That was the week that was...

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Serious Security: Browser-in-the-browser attacks – watch out for windows that aren’t!

By: Paul Ducklin — September 13th 2022 at 20:52
Simple but super-sneaky - use a picture of a browser, and convince people it's real...

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Facebook 2FA scammers return – this time in just 21 minutes

By: Paul Ducklin — July 13th 2022 at 16:46
Last time they arrived 28 minutes after lighting up their fake domain... this time it was just 21 minutes

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That didn’t last! Microsoft turns off the Office security it just turned on

By: Paul Ducklin — July 11th 2022 at 13:27
An Office anti-malware setting that took more than 20 years to arrive... and fewer than 20 weeks to vanish again.

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Facebook 2FA phish arrives just 28 minutes after scam domain created

By: Paul Ducklin — July 1st 2022 at 20:01
The crooks hit us up with this phishing email less than half an hour after they activated their new scam domain.

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Know your enemy! Learn how cybercrime adversaries get in…

By: Paul Ducklin — June 7th 2022 at 15:49
Here's how 144 recent attacks actually went down in real life. Don't let this happen to you!

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Beware the Smish! Home delivery scams with a professional feel…

By: Paul Ducklin — May 30th 2022 at 17:59
Home delivery scams are getting leaner, and meaner, and more likely to "look about right". Here's an example to show you what we mean...

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Phishing goes KISS: Don’t let plain and simple messages catch you out!

By: Paul Ducklin — April 25th 2022 at 16:58
Sometimes we receive phishing tricks that we grudgingly have to admit are better than average, just because they're uncomplicated.

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S3 Ep72: AirTag stalking, web server coding woes and Instascams [Podcast + Transcript]

By: Paul Ducklin — March 3rd 2022 at 14:04
Latest episode - listen now (or read it, if that's your preference)...

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Instagram scammers as busy as ever: passwords and 2FA codes at risk

By: Paul Ducklin — February 28th 2022 at 17:56
Instagram scams don't seem to be dying out - we're seeing more variety and trickiness than ever...

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Microsoft blocks web installation of its own App Installer files

By: Paul Ducklin — February 7th 2022 at 16:36
It's a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own "features" for security reasons. Here's why we think it's a good idea.

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Coronavirus SMS scam offers home PCR testing devices – don’t fall for it!

By: Paul Ducklin — January 28th 2022 at 23:58
Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful, too. But there aren't any...

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Instagram copyright infringment scams – don’t get sucked in!

By: Paul Ducklin — December 30th 2021 at 14:40
We deconstructed a copyright phish so you don't have to. Be warned: the crooks are getting better at these scams...

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday – here’s what you REALLY need to do!

By: Paul Ducklin — November 22nd 2021 at 12:52
The world fills up with cybersecurity tips every year when Black Friday comes round. But what about the rest of the year?

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“Customer complaint” email scam preys on your fear of getting into trouble at work

By: Paul Ducklin — November 5th 2021 at 17:49
Stop. Think. Connect. Don't let the crooks trick you into acting in haste.

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