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Gmail to warn when email comms are not encrypted

11

Feb

2016

From now on, Gmail users will be able to see whether their communications with other email account holders – whether Gmail or any other email service – is secured. If it’s not, there will be a red broken lock icon in the upper right corner of the message. “Gmail has always supported encryption in transit […]

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FBI takes down alert on chip credit cards after bankers complain

12

Oct

2015

The #fbi posted an online advisory about vulnerabilities with new #chip-enabled credit cards, but then removed the message on Friday, less than a day later, following concerns from U.S. bankers that back chip cards. The original online post was headlined, “New microchip-enabled credit cards may still be vulnerable to exploitation by fraudsters,” and was replaced […]

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A Phishing Trampoline – embedding redirects in PDF documents

21

Aug

2015

Today I ran into a typical fraud email claiming to come from a U.S. bank but with a twist! Analyzing the attachment, it turns out that there’s no malware inside but instead a new middle step to fool lesser security software. The original file name is “Swift confirmation .pdf” and it was created using Microsoft […]

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