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Lucas Paus • 07 Oct 2015 • 6 min. read
Scams
WhatsApp scam extends into multiple countries and brands
Tech Support Scams: Top of the Pop-Ups
Cybercrime
Cybercrime ‘more threatening than ever’
IKEA, KFC, H&M and 7-Eleven are just a few popular brands that are being exploited by cybercriminals via WhatsApp. We take a closer look at this multi-country, multi-brand fraud.
Lucas Paus • 07 Oct 2015
Support scams and fake alerts are still big business. We look at scammer psychology and a little parapsychology.
David Harley • 07 Oct 2015
Cybercrime is more aggressive and confrontational than it has ever been, Europol's latest Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) has stated.
Karl Thomas • 05 Oct 2015
Digital Security
Six steps that can make your cyber workspace a safer place
Your work is important to you, your employer and cybercriminals as well. That is a good reason to stop and think before you connect.
Editor • 01 Oct 2015
Kids Online
UK parents ‘want minimum age for smartphone ownership’
A survey has found that most parents in the UK are keen to see a minimum age introduced for smartphone ownership.
Karl Thomas • 30 Sep 2015
Virus Bulletin small talk: Diversity in tech
Ahead of next week's Virus Bulletin conference, ESET's Lysa Myers offers a teaser of what to expect of her "small talk" with colleague Stephen Cobb.
Lysa Myers • 25 Sep 2015
Why parents must teach their children about internet security
Children as young as five are surfing the web on a daily basis, but are parents doing enough to educate them on the dangers of the online world? We investigate.
Editor • 25 Sep 2015
Criminals, linguistics, literacy and attribution
Linguistics and some form of textual analysis can be helpful in analysing malware and scams. Regional attribution, though, still requires caution.
David Harley • 23 Sep 2015
Mobile Security
7 years of Android: A painful journey to world dominance
Exactly seven years ago to the day (September 23rd), after much speculation, Google finally lifted the lid on its secret project, one which would go onto change the mobile world.
Ondrej Kubovič • 23 Sep 2015