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A daring hack and heist targeting online Bitcoin wallet service Inputs.io has resulted in the theft of 4,100 Bitcoins (currently over $1.3 m...
If there’s one thing that this incident does demonstrate, is that anyone can make all sorts of inaccurate or blatantly false claims online, and that it’s not a good idea to keep your money with someone whose identity you don’t even know.
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The FBI has become aware of the recent news regarding the ransomware that’s designed to target Mac OS X users. The agency’s Internet Crime... Via Gust MEES
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By now, most everyone has heard the story: on April 23rd, the AP’s twitter account was “hacked.” The tweet, which was a fairly obviously fake, still managed to send Wall Street into a panic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 145 points in 2 minutes.
So why is this important? It highlights the reality of the threat landscape.
The point of the story is that mobile security isn’t just about protecting you from viruses. Threats don’t only come in the form of malicious applications that one inadvertently “sideloads” onto his or her device. Mobile security is also about making sure your data is protected.
It doesn’t matter whether the economic climate is good or bad, there is always a market for fraud. The marketplace for carding is growing and will continue to grow. And as the engineers behind these types of attacks get smarter and smarter, we can only expect to see them more and more often.
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May 14, 2013 5:11 PM
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- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/visual-cyber-security-see-attacks-on-real-time/
asma jmari 's comment,
May 20, 2013 6:34 AM
believe it or not they do and hacking is more like a hobby some do it for fun and some just dedicate themselves to it and make it a job
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Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
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Gust MEES's curator insight,
July 22, 2013 2:48 PM
Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=RANSOMWARE
Gust MEES's curator insight,
July 22, 2013 2:53 PM
Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=RANSOMWARE
Gust MEES's curator insight,
July 22, 2013 3:03 PM
Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=RANSOMWARE
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Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Apple ID Data, Kaspersky Warns
In addition, in some cases, crooks that attempt to phish out Apple IDs also try to gain access to payment card details.
===> As Apple’s popularity grows, it becomes a more and more tempting target for malicious cyber schemes. <===
Via Gust MEES
Gust MEES's curator insight,
June 21, 2013 8:32 AM
===> As Apple’s popularity grows, it becomes a more and more tempting target for malicious cyber schemes. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
Gust MEES's curator insight,
June 21, 2013 8:38 AM
===> As Apple’s popularity grows, it becomes a more and more tempting target for malicious cyber schemes. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
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If there’s one thing that this incident does demonstrate, is that anyone can make all sorts of inaccurate or blatantly false claims online, and that it’s not a good idea to keep your money with someone whose identity you don’t even know.
If there’s one thing that this incident does demonstrate, is that anyone can make all sorts of inaccurate or blatantly false claims online, and that it’s not a good idea to keep your money with someone whose identity you don’t even know.