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Scamming Booking.com clients through hotel accounts

22

Dec

2023

This season, a new attack scheme is proving very popular with cybercriminals: scamming Booking.com clients through the service’s internal messaging system. To do this, they use compromised hotel accounts on admin.booking.com. Over the past few months, various companies have released studies on incidents of this nature. Here’s a detailed breakdown of how this attack works, […]

Category Cyber-crime Phishing Written by Kaspersky 0 Comments

Beware of scammers! Dangerous apps in the App Store

29

Sep

2023

Apple’s App Store is considered a reliable platform for downloading apps. So much so, in fact, that users often assume there’s no danger at all: what could possibly be wrong with an app that’s been moderated by Apple? App Store verification is indeed effective, and news about malicious or phishing apps on the platform is […]

Category Application security Security Written by Kaspersky 0 Comments

Are QR codes dangerous?

29

Aug

2023

QR codes are all around us. They offer a quick way to take part in surveys, download useful stuff, and visit websites of interest. After all, pointing your phone at a picture is far easier than typing in an annoyingly long URL. But their very convenience hides a significant drawback. With regular links, it’s possible […]

Category Threats & Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Kaspersky 0 Comments

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