New Ban-as-a-Service Scam Targets Instagram Users

Scammers are abusing Instagram to ban user accounts for as little as 5 Euros.

Sally Gets Taken For a Ride

What the Hack Episode Four
Typosquatting and remote access trojans can be a dangerous and costly combination.

Toying with Takeover Artists (and an Easy Way to Foil Hackers)

Toying with Takeover Artists (and an Easy Way to Foil Hackers)
This week, I got phished (an email attack), smished (the same thing via text message) and quasi-vished (when the scammer calls you claiming to represent a company or organization). 

Episode 3 of What the Hack Is All About Sextortion

Sextortion scam
If there’s one thing that Covid-19 proved, it’s that there’s no end to how low threat actors will go to turn a profit.

Jake’s Dirty Little Secret

sextortion
A globetrotting journalist is targeted by a sextortion scam.

High Profile Incident: Pegasus Spyware Found on 50,000 Smartphones

Pegasus Spyware
NSO’s controversial Pegasus spyware has been used to surveil over 50,000 targets, including heads of state, journalists and human rights activists.

Adam Levin Featured Cybersecurity Expert for News-Gazette

News-Gazette
Adam Levin was a featured expert in a News-Gazette feature: "Big 10: What you need to know about cybersecurity." "Bottom line: Most of us know...

Threat Actors Demand $70 Million Ransom from W. VA School District

West Virginia Ransomware
A school district in Morgan County, West Virginia was hit by a ransomware attack with $70 million demanded in return for their data.

Christen’s Enemy with Benefits

What the Hack Episode Two
Unemployment scams, biometric authentication, and more.

The U.S. Finally Accuses China of Worldwide Hacking Attacks

China hacking
Joining allies from around the world, including every member nation of NATO, the United States formally accused China of hacking Microsoft.