Over 700 Million Compromised Email and Password Combinations Used to Send Spam
Lists of email addresses with password and other information, used to send phishing emails and spam, were hosted on an open server and...
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Nov 4, 20212 min
Samsung Disables Windows Updates Leaving PCs Vulnerable
Many Samsung laptop users have recently found, or may still be unaware, that software from Samsung is disabling Microsoft’s automatic...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20211 min
Dairy Queen and at Least 1,000 Other U.S. Businesses Hit by Backoff Malware
According to reports from the U.S. Secret Service and Kaspersky Labs, malware known as Backoff has been used to attack more than 1,000...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20212 min
More and More Mobile Malware
Malware targeting mobile devices has increased for the fifth consecutive quarter and has increased 167 percent from Q1 2013 to Q1 2014,...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20212 min
Apple devices targeted with ransomware
A fraudster calling himself Oleg Pliss is targeting Apple iPhones and iPads with an attack that prevents the user from unlocking the...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20212 min
Mobile Malware Targets Android
Cybercriminals target the vulnerable and popular Android mobile platform through banking Trojans. 98% of mobile malware batters Android...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20212 min
The Fraud Practice Releases White Paper on Behavioral Monitoring and CNP Fraud Detection
Sarasota, FL, February 13, 2014 / By: The Fraud Practice LLC Identifying who sits behind the keyboard is a daunting challenge for...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20211 min
Analyzing user behavior to detect fraud
While companies and banks do their best to keep customer information secure, any system can only be as strong as its weakest link, and...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20211 min
Over Half of Malware Analysts Have Investigated Enterprise Data Breaches That Were Not Disclosed
According to a survey conducted by ThreatTrack Security, there may be considerably more data breaches occurring than the public hears...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20212 min
Fraudsters Used Spear Phishing Tactics to Initiate Attacks Against New York Times and Other Websites
In a high profile attack led by the Syrian Electronic Army against the New York Times and other websites, users accessing the affected...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20211 min
Increase in Targeted Attacks Against Small Businesses
A recent study and report from Symantec found that targeted attacks against small businesses greatly increased in 2012 as cyberattacks...
Fraud Practice
Nov 2, 20212 min
FBI Charges Creators and Distributor of Gozi Malware
Three sophisticated fraudsters behind the malware Gozi, which infected over one million computers including hundreds at NASA, have been...
David Montague
Nov 2, 20212 min
Report Finds Increase in Malware, Targeted Attacks at Medium-Sized Businesses
According to Symantec’s annual Internet Security Threat Report, malicious attacks increased 81 percent from last year while social...
David Montague
Nov 2, 20211 min
Flashback Botnet Infects 600,000 Apple Computers
Apple fans and users have often bragged that viruses and security threats just aren’t as prevalent in their world as it is for the...
David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min
Flashback Botnet Infects 600,000 Apple Computers
Apple fans and users have often bragged that viruses and security threats just aren’t as prevalent in their world as it is for the...
David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min
Malware Masks Fraudulent Charges
As malware continues to attack consumers that bank online some strains are able to hide the fraudulent transactions from users when they...
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