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Spying on Tibetan sympathisers and activists: Double Dockster*

Spying on Tibetan sympathisers and activists: Double Dockster*

Spying on Tibetan sympathisers and activists: Double Dockster*

David Harley04 Dec 2012


Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy [3]

Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy [3]

Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy [3]

A shortened and updated version of the advice that David Harley and Andrew Lee gave to potential phish victims in an earlier paper. Part 3 of a three-part article on phishing scams old and new, and some of the ways to recognize the baited hook.

David Harley31 Oct 2012


Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy [2]

Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy [2]

Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy [2]

Phishing scams and online shopping. Part 2 of a three-part article on phishing scams old and new, and some of the ways to recognize the baited hook.

David Harley31 Oct 2012


Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy

Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy

Online Shopping and a Phishing Pheeding Phrenzy

Basics of phishing. Part 1 of a three-part article on phishing scams old and new, and some of the ways to recognize the baited hook.

David Harley31 Oct 2012


PC Support Scams: a Forensic View

PC Support Scams: a Forensic View

PC Support Scams: a Forensic View

A paper for the Cybercrime Forensics Education and Training Conference looking at forensic issues that arose during our research into Tech Support Scams.

David Harley30 Oct 2012


Brutalized! South Carolina breach exposes data security woes at State level

Brutalized! South Carolina breach exposes data security woes at State level

Brutalized! South Carolina breach exposes data security woes at State level

Stephen Cobb29 Oct 2012


Telephone Scams: it's not all about PC support

Telephone Scams: it's not all about PC support

Telephone Scams: it's not all about PC support

Recently, I've been hearing about and receiving phone calls from people with Indian accents about something a little different from the classic your PC is virus-infected but you can pay me to get it fixed' support scam.

David Harley24 Oct 2012


W8ing for V6: What ESET has in store for Windows 8 Users

W8ing for V6: What ESET has in store for Windows 8 Users

W8ing for V6: What ESET has in store for Windows 8 Users

Aryeh Goretsky23 Oct 2012


Olmasco bootkit: next circle of TDL4 evolution (or not?)

Olmasco bootkit: next circle of TDL4 evolution (or not?)

Olmasco bootkit: next circle of TDL4 evolution (or not?)

Analysis of the Olmasco bootkit: a TDL4 variation with an interesting approach to dropper technology

Aleksandr Matrosov18 Oct 2012