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

Scammers are abusing Instagram to ban user accounts for as little as 5 Euros.
What the Hack Episode Four

Sally Gets Taken For a Ride

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). 
Sextortion scam

Episode 3 of What the Hack Is All About Sextortion

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.
sextortion

Jake’s Dirty Little Secret

A globetrotting journalist is targeted by a sextortion scam.
Pegasus Spyware

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

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

Adam Levin Featured Cybersecurity Expert for 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...
West Virginia Ransomware

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

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

Christen’s Enemy with Benefits

Unemployment scams, biometric authentication, and more.
China hacking

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

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