DOJ Announced Kelihos Botnet Takedown and Arrest
In late April, the Department of Justice announced an arrest and the takedown of the Kelihos botnet. The matter was mentioned again today on Capitol Hill during testimony by FBI Director James Comey.
Education & CyberSecurity: School’s almost out … Don’t let cybercriminals in
Education & CyberSecurity When it comes to security, schools have unique challenges. It’s difficult to think of another type of organization that combines the functions of education, healthcare, finance, retail, and research, among the other usual administrative...
PHISHING: Great News! You got Phished! Better news if you you can spot them!
Phishing emails are seemingly ‘just a part of life’. Scammers send them; email providers filter most of them out, but a few always seem to get through. It’s funny how they seem to rely on a couple of different social engineering tricks. Whether it be...
PHISHING: Blind Trust in Email Can Cost You Your Home
Jon and Dorothy Little, who in November of 2016, at the closing on a house they were buying, found out that a phishing attack from a fraudster had tricked them into wiring their house funds to the wrong bank account. The months of worry and anguish were just starting.
Nearly 9,000 malware-laden servers, compromised websites found in Singapore-based Interpol operation
Interpol is claiming success after discovering close to 9,000 malware command and control (C&C) servers and 270 infected websites across the Asean region. The Interpol Press Release revealed that the infected servers even included government servers: SINGAPORE –...
IRS warns of Phishing Attacks this (and every) Tax Season
The IRS warns us every year, that Tax Season brings an increase in the number of phishing attacks targeting the unwary, pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service. This year is no different and here is the advice offered by the IRS this year.