Phishing attacks use links of up to 1,000 characters
A new type of targeted phishing attack has caught the attention of the cybersecurity world in recent days. It’s a phishing attack that uses URLs ranging from 400 characters to
Scams exploiting “dots don’t matter” in Gmail continue
Cybercriminals continue to apply phishing and BEC (Business Email Compromise) scams exploiting the fact that “dots don’t matter in Gmail addresses”, using Google’s own words. Crooks have taken advantage of
What are false positive and false negative in information security?
In the world of information security, false positive is the term used to indicate a file or item that is marked as malicious, but, in fact, isn’t. A false negative
The trend of email impersonation attacks
Email impersonation attacks are one of the fastest growing types of attacks in the world, reaching out to different markets and companies of all sizes. Why? Because they have proven
What is a DDoS attack?
A Distributed Denial-of-Service attack (DDoS) is an attempt to disrupt and block a server, network or service for a limited or unlimited time by overloading a certain target. DDoS is
After damages of USD 68 million, authorities seize a marketplace involved in the illegal sale of data
The FBI, Europol and other US and European agencies announced the seizure of a malicious website called xDedic. xDedic was a shady marketplace used to sell personal information and access
Scammers hijacked GoDaddy domains to apply bomb threat spam and other attacks
The spam campaign that demanded payments of USD 20,000 in bitcoin under the threat of blowing up businesses, schools and other places in several countries, including the US and Canada,
The threatening and viral scam of free tickets
That free ticket message you see circulating on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp or any other social media or that you’re receiving in your email is very likely a scam. Besides being
5 types of forged email attacks
Forged email, or spoofed email, is a tactic used by scammers to commit fraud. The purpose of an email forgery, as its name implies, is to fake a message so
What are the parts of an email?
What are the parts of an email? Many people and clients ask us this question and, in fact, that is a good one. To be didactic, we can divide an
