Cybersecurity for Messaging Services & App Developers

Security company M86 Security Labs inadvertently aids HMRC phishing attack

March 11, 2015

Security company M86 Security Labs inadvertently aids HMRC phishing attack

Web security company M86 Security Labs, which is now part of TrustWave SpiderLabs, is inadvertently helping fraudsters to carry out phishing attacks against HM Revenue & Customs. The spoof emails involved in the ongoing attack look practically the same as many previous HMRC phishing emails — and that's because the conte...

Kaspersky discovers CAPTCHA-duping Podec malware spread via malicious links

March 11, 2015

Kaspersky discovers CAPTCHA-duping Podec malware spread via malicious links

Kaspersky has just reported details about what it believes is the first malware to successfully outwit the CAPTCHA image recognition system. Podec uses a technique to trick the CAPTCHA it is a person in a bid to infect thousands of Android users and subscribe them to premium-rate services. According to SC Magazine: Infect...