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Read more about the article Phishing and Malware – FedEx missed delivery
FedEx Delivery Phishing Email

Phishing and Malware – FedEx missed delivery

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:8 September 2015
  • Post category:Security/Security News

It seems that every day, new script kiddies discover the likes of the Social Engineering Toolkit or Metasploit and launch a new wave of phishing attacks. Unfortunately it seems that…

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Read more about the article Finphishing – 8 steps to criminal profits
FinPhishing - short and succinct message, simple to generate but potentially deadly to the victim.

Finphishing – 8 steps to criminal profits

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:28 August 2015
  • Post category:Security/Security News

FinPhishing - or financial spear phishing - is a form of social engineering attack which is becoming massively profitable for the criminal enterprises involved. Unfortunately for the victims it is…

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Read more about the article Phishing attacks continue to evolve and spread malware
Phishing Email - note the detail attempting to give it an air of legitimacy.

Phishing attacks continue to evolve and spread malware

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:26 April 2015
  • Post category:Security

As most internet users know, phishing attacks are very common. The term itself dates back to 1995 (e.g. AOHell) and social engineering (which is basically what phishing is) goes back…

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Google launches malware warning service

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:20 July 2011
  • Post category:Cloud Computing/Security/Security News

Yesterday, the well known and heavily used internet search engine Google introduced a service by which it will warn users when it detects malware signatures on their computer. Working in…

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Paypal Phishing Attacks

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:14 July 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security Education and Awareness

Phishing is an on-going threat to most businesses and home users. It is safe to assume that there will be a constant stream of phishing emails sent to pretty much…

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Spear phishing attacks, prevalent & successful

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:1 July 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security Education and Awareness/Security News

Previously we mentioned a news item that claimed the International Monetary Fund had been the victim of a "spear phishing" security breach. It seems that this is far from an…

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