Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads
Of all the different kinds of malicious search ads we track, those related to customer service are by far the most common. Brands such as…
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These cars want to know about your sex life (re-air) (Lock and Code S05E25)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Two weeks ago, the Lock and Code podcast shared three stories about home products that requested, collected,…
No company too small for Phobos ransomware gang, indictment reveals
The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian national named Evgenii Ptitsyn with selling, operating, and distributing a ransomware variant known as “Phobos” during…
Printer problems? Beware the bogus help
Anyone who has ever used a printer likely has had a frustrating experience at some point. There always seems to be some kind of issue…
Data broker exposes 600,000 sensitive files including background checks
A researcher has discovered a data broker had stored 644,869 PDF files in a publicly accessible cloud storage container. The 713.1 GB container (an Amazon…
Medical testing company LifeLabs failed to protect customer data, report finds
In 2019, a ransomware attack hit LifeLabs, a Canadian medical testing company. The ransomware encrypted the lab results of 15 million Canadians, and personally identifiable…
Explained: the Microsoft connected experiences controversy
Recently we’ve seen some heated discussion about Microsoft’s connected experiences feature. As in many discussions lately there seems to be no room for middle ground,…
Spotify, Audible, and Amazon used to push dodgy forex trading sites and more
Spotify and Amazon services have been flooded with bogus listings that push dubious “forex trading” sites, Telegram channels, and suspicious links claiming to offer pirated…
“Hilariously insecure”: Andrew Tate’s The Real World breached, 800,000 users affected
Andrew Tate’s online education platform The Real World—formerly known as Hustlers University—has been hacked and user data has been stolen. Hacktivists flooded the primary chatroom…
Meta takes down more than 2 million accounts in fight against pig butchering
Meta provided insight this week into the company’s efforts in taking down more than 2 million accounts that were connected to pig butchering scams on…
“Sad announcement” email leads to tech support scam
Tech support scammers are again stooping low with their email campaigns. This particular one hints that one of your contacts may have met an untimely…
Update now! Apple confirms vulnerabilities are already being exploited
Apple has released security patches for most of its operating systems, including iOS, Mac, iPadOS, Safari, and visionOS. The updates for iOS and Intel-based Mac…