Fake LinkedIn emails phishing job seekers

The scammers are trying to impersonate the popular employment-oriented social networking service, but careful users will immediately spot many things that point to the email being fake: The email sender address that has nothing to do with LinkedIn The lack of certain design elements and the “unsubscribe” footer usually contained in LinkedIn emails The email…

Report: Cybercrime climate shifts dramatically in first quarter

The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. Threats which were previously believed to be serious contenders this year have nearly vanished entirely, while new threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis…

Exploit revealed for remote root access vulnerability affecting many router models

Back in January 2013, researchers from application security services firm DefenseCode unearthed a remote root access vulnerability in the default installation of some Cisco Linksys (now Belkin) routers. The flaw was actually found in Broadcom’s UPnP implementation used in popular routers, and ultimately the researchers extended the list of vulnerable routers to encompass devices manufactured…

Tax season security tips: Protect yourself from cybercrime

Between December 2016 and February 2017, IBM X-Force researchers saw a 6,000 percent increase in tax-related spam emails. The researchers see this increase and other factors as evidence that cybercriminals are not slowing down their attacks in the days leading up to Tax Day 2017. IBM’s analysis found that historically 54 million of Americans who…

Trump Extends Obama’s EO for Sanctioning Hackers

President Donald J. Trump has quietly extended for one year the “national emergency” executive order issued by his predecessor Barack Obama that ultimately led to the sanctions and retaliatory measures taken by the Obama administration against Russian officials for that nation’s role in hacking activities targeting the US election. In a Federal Register Notice published…