Police Virus Infections On The Rise
Last week I congratulated Spanish National Police for the fantastic job done that took down a cybercrime gang that was using the known “police virus”, but I already pointed out that this was not going to be the end of this threat, as most likely there were a number of different gangs using the same [...]
Operation Ransom: Police Virus authors arrested
Today, we have some important news to share with you. Our friends in the Technological Investigation Brigade of Spain’s National Police, together with Europol and Interpol, have dismantled the cyber-crime ring responsible for the “Police Virus”. According to the news release published by Spain’s Ministry of Home Affairs, the police have arrested ten members of [...]
Saint Valentine: tips to avoid falling victim to computer threats
I do not want to bore you to death, just a few tips on the topic - Do not run attached files that come from unknown sources. Stay on alert for files that claim to be Valentine Day’s greeting cards, romantic videos, etc. - Do not open emails or messages received on social networks from [...]
Facebook spam leads to Exploit Kit
To no wonders, the Blackhole Exploit Kit is still trying to infect users. One of the techniques commonly used is to send the victim an email from for example Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, …. Asking to click on a link. We’ll take a small peek at those tactics. We received the following email: Hi , You [...]
All that glitters is not gold
As the old saying goes, “All that glitters is not gold”. We live in a time of information abundance, overloaded with eye-catching news stories and links received via Twitter, Facebook, email, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and any other social networking site you may be on. The problem is that very often that information is nothing more than [...]
Attacks aimed at companies
Do you want to know a little bit more about attacks aimed at companies? We have created this infographic about it:
Security Trends in 2013
Vulnerabilities: Software vulnerabilities will be the main target of cyber-criminals next year. It is undoubtedly the preferred method of infection for compromising systems transparently, used by both cyber-criminals and intelligence agencies in countries around the world. In 2012, we saw how Java, which is installed on hundreds of millions of devices, was repeatedly compromised and used to actively [...]
Obama punching a guy in the face? Something to do with face… a new Koobface
We have detected a new Twitter spam campaign that may compromise user security. Users receive a direct message on Twitter, which contains the text “Check out Obama punch a guy in the face for calling him a nigger”, and a malicious link to a fake Facebook page. If you click the link, you will be [...]
Cyber-Crime insights
Do you want to know a little bit more about Cyber-Crime? We have created this infographic about it:
