BREAKING NEWS! Ransomware is now targeting Android users. Thousands of users are at a risk of having their mobile devices and private contents locked that demands USD500 to restore access.  Users trying to unlock their devices independently will have the amount increased to USD1500.  Payment will be made via Money Pak and PayPal My Cash […]

The research was originally presented at DefCon 2014. It has been published as part of Kaspersky Lab’s support of Securing Smart Cities – a global not-for-profit initiative that aims to solve the existing and future cybersecurity problems of smart cities through collaboration between companies, governments, media outlets, not-for-profit initiatives and individuals across the world. Thomas […]

In March 2015, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that identity thieves engaged in filing fraudulent tax refund requests with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) were using the IRS’s own Web site to obtain taxpayer data needed to complete the phony requests. Today, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen acknowledged that crooks used this feature to pull sensitive data on […]

Mobile companies are now a reality. Nobody doubts that accessing corporate applications through smartphones and / or tablets is not only convenient but also necessary, for increasing productivity to levels which were thought impossible until a few years ago. In addition, the demand by workers, employees and companies’ suppliers for access to the organizations’ mobile […]

For several days now we have been seeing many brands promoting their Instagram accounts with contests and giveaways. But sadly, once again, this is a scam! The Spanish National Police has warned about it through their Twitter account. The alleged prize are gift brochures to spend on these clothes shops. To be able to win […]