Remember those annoying pop-up security alerts?
Remember “scareware”? Those flashing, annoying pop-ups that looked like Windows security alerts, suggesting you had a virus on your computer? They were scams. If you clicked on it, you were directed to purchase and download fake security software called...Ransomware is hitting small U.S. communities. How to fight back
This summer has shown that criminals are targeting small governments – cities and school districts – with ransomware. Attacks are costing governments, their insurance carriers, and their taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. But city hall and school...
Phishing “kits” – now available as template collections on the Dark Web
Phishing attacks now come in a kit. That’s right – Akamai Technologies recently reported on “factories” that build phishing kits. The kits are “developed, sold, and then updated as needed,” Principal Lead Security Researcher Or Katz...