Results for 'AOL'

Exploits and vulnerabilities | News | Threats

‘Payload tested’ browser popup via AOL’s ad network causes a scare

May 13, 2015 - Today, we are looking at a strange case and a potential malvertising issue that appeared on popular news website salon.com but probably...

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MALWARE

Info stealers

Short bio The term info stealer is self-explanatory. This type of malware resides in an infected computer and gathers data in...

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News | Personal

Proposed Massachusetts law to ban sale of your mobile location data

July 12, 2023 - Cellular location phone data may be banned from sale in the state of Massachusetts, under a proposed law set to ruffle...

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News

“ViLE” members posed as police officers and extorted victims

March 20, 2023 - Two men have been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions after they allegedly extorted victims by threatening to...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

XSS to TSS: tech support scam campaign abuses cross-site scripting vulnerability

October 21, 2020 - Tech support browser lockers continue to be one of the most common web threats. Not only are they a problem for...

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News | Privacy

How social media platforms mine personal data for profit

April 3, 2020 - It’s almost impossible not to rely on social networks in some way, whether for personal reasons or business. Sites such as...

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Awareness | News

Technology and the power of moral panic

March 5, 2020 - Moral panic is a fascinating topic, and often finds itself tied up in the cutting edge-technology of the times once it works...

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