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Why the DNC Thought a Phishing Test Was a Real Attack
The Democratic National Committee now says a fraudulent voter data website it found was evidence of an unauthorized test organized by Michigan Democrats. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b7df957bf43583fad135eba/master/pass/app_privacy_v2-02-FINAL.jpg
“Like stealing candy from a baby,” arrested teen says of his phishing efforts
The Concord Police Department, with their police dog “Dug,” arrested a teenage suspect believed to be involved in a phishing campaign at a local high school. (credit: Concord Police Department) Last week, police in Concord, California, arrested a high school student for successfully deploying a series of phishing emails targeting teachers at his school in […]
Ukrainian cyber-thieves bagged $50mn in bitcoin phishing scam
Security analysts at the US technology corporation Cisco have exposed a bitcoin phishing scam, which involves web resources disguising themselves as one of the world’s most popular online wallets, Blockchain.info. Cisco has been investigating the case over the past six months in partnership with Ukrainian Cyber-police, according to the firm’s security experts Dave Maynor and […]
Florida phishing attack exposes data for 30,000 Medicaid recipients
Large-scale medical hacks are horrible in themselves, but sometimes it’s the ease of the hacks that’s scary — and Florida knows this first-hand. The state’s Agency for Health Care Administration has warned that a phishing attack compromised data for as many as 30,000 Medicaid recipients. One of its staffers fell for a “malicious phishing email” […]
Resist Phishing Attacks with Three Golden Rules
They’re preying on your emotions. Don’t get stuck on their digital hooks. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a2af4b7dd6e67710f587074/master/pass/digital_security_ta-03.jpg Feed: All Latest
Phishing Schemes Are Using HTTPS Encrypted Sites to Seem Legit
A green padlock might make it seem like a site is secure, but increasingly phishers are using it to lure victims into giving up sensitive info. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a25b22aa587381053b48abb/master/pass/PhishingHTTPs-FeatureArt.jpg Feed: All Latest
Why the Netflix Phishing Email Works So Well
That Netflix phishing scheme has been around for months—and it’s clever enough to stick around. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a00dd8514a4e522970bdfa7/master/pass/Netflix-Phish-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
The DNC’s Technology Chief is Phishing His Staff. Good.
Uber’s former head of self-driving cars is now driving the DNC’s tech team, hoping to help the shattered organization recover from one of the worst tech fails in history. https://media.wired.com/photos/59b0872057ed43108b20f135/master/pass/DNC-tech-chief_MG_6666.jpg Feed: All Latest
Internet turns on white supremacists and neo-Nazis with doxing, phishing
Enlarge / Neo Nazis, Alt-Right, and White Supremacists encircle counter protestors at the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson after marching through the University of Virginia campus with torches in Charlottesville, Va., USA on August 11, 2017. Photos of marchers are being used to identify and shame them on social media. (credit: Zach D […]
