Zeljka Zorz
“Compensation for Scam Victims” 419 scam doing rounds
The psychology and economics behind the so-called Nigerian advanced fee fraud scams have been recently been explained by Microsoft researcher Cormac Herley in great detail, …
Female Android users targeted with Loozfon Trojan
An information-stealing piece of Android malware that is currently being used in a campaign aimed specifically at female Japanese users has been spotted by Symantec …
Aramco hackers threaten to attack oil giant again
The group of hackers that claimed responsibility for the recent Saudi Aramco breach has announced that it will be targeting the company again because they want to prove that …
US Feds shutter three Android app pirate sites
For the first time since it has started the war against illegal sites, the US Department of Justice has swooped on three websites that were engaged in the illegal distribution …
Bogus Booking.com emails carry malware
The popularity of the Booking.com, one of the world’s biggest and most used online hotel reservations agency is getting misused in the latest malware distribution …
Google instituting internal Privacy Red Team
Google is looking for a Data Privacy Engineer to be part of an internal team whose goal will be to find – and remove – privacy risks in the company’s many …
The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications
We all use the Internet to some extent and browsers to surf through it. With security vulnerabilities affecting them and the technologies that allow them to function popping …
FTC to investigate websites allegedly collecting data from children
As the years roll by, Internet users are getting more aware of the need to actively protect their privacy. But there is one group of people that is overwhelmingly unaware of …
Fake Android Flash Player contains malware and adware
Malware peddlers are taking advantage of the fact that Adobe has pulled its Flash Player app from Google Play and decided to concentrate on PC browsing and mobile apps bundled …
Israeli firms targeted by cyber extortionists
While Iranian systems seem mostly targeted with state-sponsored espionage malware, Israeli businesses and financial institutions mostly fear cyber extortionists. According to …
Mac malware Crisis can spread to different environments
Nearly a month ago a number of security companies have analyzed a new Mac Trojan that opens a backdoor into the affected computer and spies on the user by monitoring mouse …
AMD attackers continue hacking spree, target Phillips
The R00tbeer Security Team hacking collective is hell-bent on making a name for themselves on the Internet. Following the hack of AMD’s official blog and discussion …
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