When identity thieves filed a phony $7,7700 tax refund request in the name of Joe Garrett, Alabama’s deputy tax commissioner, they didn’t get all of the money they requested. A portion of the cash went to more than a half dozen U.S. companies that each grab a slice of the fraudulent refund, including banks, payment […]

Facebook 0 To find a ‘match’ in Tinder we have to share personal information with other users. If you don’t have at least one picture and you don’t describe yourself a bit, how will anyone know if they are interested in you? The same happens when you visit other profiles. However, each person can decide […]

Facebook 151 Twitter 41 Google+ 18 The Spanish Police has warned of the reappearance of the Police Virus for Android. Here we explain you how can they attack your cell phone, and what can you do to protect it! *** Posted June 2, 2014 A few days ago a new Android malware showed up, Android/Koler.A. […]

This is a new strain of ransomware that lies dormant on infected computers until malware operators decide to unleash it upon unsuspecting victims.  This malware uses a sleeper function.  It infects the maximum number of machines and then activates when no one expects it. Due to the increased number of users reporting infections, it is […]

A little discussed but well-attended dual-lineup conference on forensics and investigations started today in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as “Mobile Forensics World” and the “Techno Security and Forensics Investigations Conference”. Presentation content here mostly focuses on technologies used in fighting cybercrime malware and the general misuse of mobile and computing power for serious criminal activities. Some of the talks focused […]

What makes one novel strain of malicious software more dangerous or noteworthy than another? Is it the sheer capability and feature set of the new malware, or are these qualities meaningless without also considering the skills, intentions and ingenuity of the person wielding it? Most experts probably would say it’s important to consider attribution insofar […]

Three years ago, on May 28th 2012, we announced the discovery of a malware known as Flame. At the same time we published our FAQ, CrySyS Lab posted their thorough analysis of sKyWIper. A few days earlier, Maher CERT published IOCs for Flamer. In short, Flame, sKyWIper and Flamer are different names for the same […]

Statistics on botnet-assisted DDoS attacks in Q1 2015 [pdf] Methodology A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is one of the techniques mostly often used by cybercriminals. It is intended to reduce an information system, typically a website, to a state where it cannot be accessed by legitimate users. One popular DDoS scenario is a […]

Do you have an iPhone? Yes? Well, then the following news may be of interest to you! A new security flaw has been discovered in iOS, Apple’s operating system. This vulnerability affects iPhones running iOS version 8.3, although other versions could also be affected. According to the BBC, a specially crafted text message can cause […]