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Ransomware

Ransomware threat highlights why backing up data is essential

Ransomware threat highlights why backing up data is essential

Ransomware

Ransomware threat highlights why backing up data is essential

There has been a marked increase in ransomware attacks recently. We take a look at what this means and why backing up your data helps you combat this threat.

Editor31 Mar 2016


Privacy

Facebook fights back against creepy impersonating profiles

Facebook fights back against creepy impersonating profiles

Privacy

Facebook fights back against creepy impersonating profiles

It's one of the creepiest things you can experience on Facebook. You stumble across the profile of "another" user who appears to have stolen the details of your life - lock, stock and barrel. And they are spreading slurs about your character, and befriending your contacts...

Graham Cluley28 Mar 2016


Ransomware, Video

To pay or not to pay? What you should know about ransomware

To pay or not to pay? What you should know about ransomware

Ransomware, Video

To pay or not to pay? What you should know about ransomware

Editor21 Mar 2016


Privacy, Cybercrime

Photos of Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner leak online after iCloud account hack

Photos of Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner leak online after iCloud account hack

Privacy, Cybercrime

Photos of Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner leak online after iCloud account hack

More than 30 photos of the celebrities have been posted on Twitter by a hacker who appears to have stolen the pictures from the iCloud account of Styles's mother, Anne.

Graham Cluley20 Mar 2016


Scams

Robocalls: where is RoboCop?

Robocalls: where is RoboCop?

Scams

Robocalls: where is RoboCop?

Robocalls: often a scam, usually a nuisance. Do you have to put up with them?

David Harley18 Mar 2016


Ransomware

Trojan Downloaders on the rise: Don’t let Locky or TeslaCrypt ruin your day

Trojan Downloaders on the rise: Don’t let Locky or TeslaCrypt ruin your day

Ransomware

Trojan Downloaders on the rise: Don’t let Locky or TeslaCrypt ruin your day

Weeks after it started attacking and encrypting victims' information, Locky is still targeting many users. Here's what you need to know about this threat.

Josep Albors and Raphael Labaca Castro18 Mar 2016


Kids Online

Online grooming: A threat to minors that demands our attention

Online grooming: A threat to minors that demands our attention

Kids Online

Online grooming: A threat to minors that demands our attention

In an era when children are becoming digital natives, using and understanding technology from an early age, safety risks that have existed for some time could also affect them, if we fail to take the necessary precautions.

Miguel Ángel Mendoza11 Mar 2016


Malware

Android banking trojan masquerades as Flash Player and bypasses 2FA

Android banking trojan masquerades as Flash Player and bypasses 2FA

Malware

Android banking trojan masquerades as Flash Player and bypasses 2FA

This malware masquerades as Flash Player, behaves like a screen locker, and can bypass two-factor authentication. This combination of features turns it into a powerful tool for stealing money from victims’ bank accounts.

Lukas Stefanko09 Mar 2016


Cybercrime

Beware spear phishers trying to hijack your website

Beware spear phishers trying to hijack your website

Cybercrime

Beware spear phishers trying to hijack your website

If you fail to take proper care, it would be all too easy to type your password into a phishing site and hand control of your website over to a online criminal gang.

Graham Cluley07 Mar 2016