Fake SpyHunter Phish Example

I got this email, which is most certainly a phishing email, touting the legitimate anti-malware product SpyHunter.  The image of the email is below.

Part of safely working from home is to be aware of these types of approaches, and alerting your IT staff to these before you click to open them.  Do not belief emails appearing to come from recognized authorities, like the CDC, or event your own company or ...

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Scam Week – How Scammers Get Paid

When a scammer gets your money, it is usually gone for good.  There are many ways that scammers use to receive payments from their victims, and often they will use methods that are unusual, such as gift cards, bitcoin, or other currency substitutes.

Today I will describe the different payment methods, and what advantages they offer the scammer.  What ...

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“Sandworm” Is The True Story About Russian Cyberwarfare

Last month I read the book Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin’s Most Dangerous Hackers, by Andy Greenberg, senior writer for Wired magazine.  If you want to understand how cyber-war has changed the face of military operations in the 21st century, this book explains everything.  This book has put the threat ...

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