Malware in Minecraft mods
More than 20 apps on Google Play that promised cool Minecraft mods turned out to be malicious.Read More
Open season on PUBG Mobile accounts
Free cheese exists only in mousetraps, but businesses everywhere have been desensitizing people to the idea of freemium cheese for years. The freemium approach is especially prevalent in the gaming industry. Game developers and publishers commonly offer users minor but genuinely free goodies — the expectation being that the gamers…Read More
How to choose a truly free smartphone game
Wherever and whenever you want to play, mobile games are there for you. You can occupy yourself on the subway or while waiting in line at the doctor’s office by battling in Fortnite or PUBG, or you can spend your lunch break gathering resources in Clash of Clans. What’s more,…Read More
Facebook grant scams
Facebook is offering $100 million in cash grants to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Eligible applicants can receive a grant worth about $3,300, announced the company’s official blog, and, picked up by major media outlets, the news quickly spread. Unsurprisingly, cybercriminals wasted no time hatching schemes to exploit this…Read More
How PayPal users get scammed
You know how to use PayPal safely, but every day, scammers come up with new tricks to gain access to users’ accounts and empty their pockets digitally. Today we’re sharing some of fraudsters’ most popular schemes. Advance payment fraud It’s not unusual for online scammers to use so-called advance payment…Read More
Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 161
Episode 161 of the Kaspersky podcast kicks off with something that should have been left in the past: Zoom-bombing. Turns out it’s still very much a nuisance and is now being used to attack schools and lessons. From there, Dave and Jeff look at how “three middle-aged Dutch hackers” managed…Read More
Bomb threat spam
In late August, our mail traps started picking up some unusual blackmail messages. In them, cybercriminals claim to have planted a tetryl-charged bomb somewhere in the recipient’s office and say it will be detonated unless a ransom is paid or if police activity is observed near the building. In reality,…Read More