28May2013
Posted by Kirsten Dunlaevy kdunlaevy@gmail.com
Over the last year, the world has witnessed large-scale financial fraud.
And while we spend a lot of time talking about identity protection, today’s
blog is about how the cybercriminals actually go about stealing your data, how
they go about conducting these massive espionage initiatives and other attack
methods, like identity
theft.
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26April2013
Posted by Andreea-Luciana Ostache andreea_ostache@bullguard.com
A recent study
showed that out of one billion email messages analyzed in a six-month period,
dozens had been subject to "longline" phishing attacks. These attacks were so
efficient that over 10% of the recipients were tricked into clicking on
malicious content capable of taking complete control of PCs and compromising
corporate networks.
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24April2013
Posted by Elena Ionică elena.ionica@bullguard.com
With
all the hacks we’ve been hearing about lately, the need for stronger and unique
passwords has become more stringent than ever. Good thing researchers are
constantly seeking new ways to enhance the safety and ease of use of online
authentication systems. It is possible that in a not so distant future we may
even be able to authenticate using pass thoughts instead
of passwords.
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22April2013
Posted by Andreea-Luciana Ostache andreea_ostache@bullguard.com
Security researchers have recently discovered
a new Android Trojan that can
harvest a victim's contact list, send and intercept SMS (text) messages, make
phone calls (including calls to premium numbers), and install additional
malware packages – all at the same time.
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