How Online Learning May Have Opened the Door for Ransomware in Higher Ed PYSA ransomware, a variant of Mespinoza ransomware, has been actively targeting the education sector in the past months. According to the FBI, ransomware, malware and DDoS attacks … Read More
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Renting A Canadian Bot for Less than the Price of Dinner for Two
Renting A Canadian Bot for Less than the Price of Dinner for Two A botnet is a network of computers infected with malware that allows a malicious actor – the botmaster – to control them remotely. The infected computers – … Read More
The Criminal Underground: the Last Refuge of Banner Ads
The Criminal Underground: the Last Refuge of Banner Ads In the 2000s, banner ads became popular notably through Google. The search engine has enabled marketers to reach a vast audience through a standard visual message that fit on any web … Read More
The Mirage of Encrypted Phones, and Why They Fail
The Mirage of Encrypted Phones, and Why They Fail In June 2014, the company Silent Circle launched the first version of its Blackphone. This device, running a modified version of Android, promised to reign in difficult to understand privacy and … Read More
5 Dark Web Questions Security Professionals Need Answered
5 Dark Web Questions Security Professionals Need Answered We recently participated in Datavore conference where we reflected on our 9 years of experience in collecting intelligence on the dark web and monitoring malicious actors. Over the years, the tools, strategies … Read More
The Threat of Synthetic Identity Fraud for Businesses and Consumers
The Threat of Synthetic Identity Fraud for Businesses and Consumers Financial crimes have increased during the pandemic, with nearly 60% of companies reporting synthetic identity fraud attacks and account takeover in 2020. The Federal Reserve warns this is one of … Read More
The Demand for Canadian Bots on Genesis Market
The Demand for Canadian Bots on Genesis Market Since the end of January, $10.1 million have already been lost to fraud in Canada, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. When it comes to online identity theft, it may be harder … Read More
Research Report: Botnets and Black Market Proxies in Canada
Botnets and Black Market Proxies in Canada How easy it is to impersonate a Canadian identity online & how profitable can the business be? RESEARCH REPORT Download the Report Malicious actors often rent out malware-infected computers (bots) to abuse the … Read More
Firework: Digital Risk Protection Product Brief
Solution Brief: Technical Data Leaks Detection Download the product document
Solution Brief: Detect Technical Data Leaks
Solution Brief: Technical Data Leaks Detection Download the product document