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Friday Squid Blogging: Far Side Cartoon
The Far Side on squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...
Two months of Black Fridays?
Black Friday began in the U.S. as a way to funnel Thanksgiving holiday free time into a day of wanton gift shopping. It later spread globally as a retailer promotional blitz to kick off the holiday shopping season. Enter: Black Friday, 2020 style. In early September, many retailers, including Hom...
Black Friday 2020: How to shop safely online
Black Friday 2020 promises to be somewhat different from years gone by thanks to COVID-19. The annual surge of in-store chaos and trolley dashes isn’t compatible with social distancing, and so retailers will be looking to drive shoppers online. Friday 27th November is when things kick off this...
Holidays Are Coming – the State of Security for E-commerce in 2020
With the Coronavirus pandemic driving consumers online, a new report from Imperva reveals how this year’s holiday shopping season will present online retailers with a level of traffic - and cyber-attack threats - like they’ve never seen before. Among the many effects of COVID-19 has been a huge...
A week in security (November 9 – November 15)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we reported on multiple patch releases: from Mozillas Firefox and Thunderbird to Googles Chrome. We also had a chat with our resident experts, Adam Kujawa and John Donovan, about the future of IoT cybersecurity in our latest Lock and Code podcast episode. Lastly, w...
friday.site123.me Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-1479700
Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has:       a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence;       b. notified the website operator about its existence...
Is Black Friday a Thing of the Past? Not for Mobile
I recently ordered a new Weber grill from The Home Depot. When it was delivered, I discovered it was the floor model, and it wasn't the perfect grill I had anticipated. I called the local store, and -- long story short -- my friends at The Home Depot gave me a significant discount for not letting...
Hundreds of counterfeit online shoe stores injected with credit card skimmer
There's a well-worn saying in security: "If it's too good to be true, then it probably isn't." This can easily be applied to the myriad of online stores that sell counterfeit goods—and now attract secondary fraud in the form of a credit card skimmer. Allured by great deals on brand names, many...
Black Friday Stays Mobile
If you're anything like me, you have no interest in physically entering a store the day after Thanksgiving. I do, however, love to shop online in the comfort of my home. While many people start their holiday shopping on Black Friday, I go to my favorite online retailers a day or two early, add wh...
This Week in Security News: Skimming and Phishing Scams Ahead of Black Friday and Polish Hacking Team Wins Capture the Flag Competition
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about recent skimming and phishing scams as we head into the holidays and how you can protect yourself and your organization. Also, re...
Think Twice Before Giving Gifts With a Microphone or Camera
Black Friday is going to be overrun with cheap, internet-connected gifts. Just make sure you know exactly what you’re buying...
Friday Squid Blogging: T-Shirt
"Squid Pro Quo" T-shirt. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...
Boost Your Personal Security With These Killer 2019 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals
If you're like most consumers, you're probably looking forward to the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale events. Who wouldn't want to get all sorts of products and services at massive discounts? But while most consumers are typically eyeing personal gadgets and entertainment appliances,...
Boost Your Personal Security With These Killer 2019 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals
If you're like most consumers, you're probably looking forward to the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale events. Who wouldn't want to get all sorts of products and services at massive discounts? But while most consumers are typically eyeing personal gadgets and entertainment appliances,...
Black Friday Alert 2019: Net Shopping Bag of Threats
Every year, Kaspersky releases an annual Black Friday alert to highlight how fraudsters may capitalize on increased levels of online shopping at this time of year when many brands are offering their customers appealing discounts. In the rush to get a big discount or, even more panic-inducing, a...
Friday Squid Blogging: Piglet Squid
Another piglet squid video. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...
E-commerce: Bad bots are ready for the holidays. Are you?
The busiest time for online retailers is almost upon us—the holiday season. Each business is looking at ways to take advantage of cyber week when a significant portion of annual sales are made. At this time, preparation is well underway for Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions. But another...
Christmas Day was Quiet for Online Retailers But Picked Up Immediately on Boxing Day
Christmas Holiday Retail Sales In early November, eMarketer forecast that the 2018 U.S. online retail holiday sales would be $106 billion, a healthy increase of 16.6% over 2017. The Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales results confirmed that optimistic forecast with a combined total of nearly $14b i...
ThreatList: Gift Card-Themed BEC Holiday Scams Spike
With cyber threats rampant between Black Friday and Christmas, security experts are warning of a wave of business-style email scams hitting inboxes designed to appeal to holiday shoppers. Attacks involve scam messages purporting to be gift card deals or links to corporate donations. According to...
As Predicted, Mobile Continued eCommerce Dominance Over the Holiday Weekend
Akamai predicted in September 2018 that mobile shopping would continue its growth this holiday shopping season. That prediction held true as we saw mobile devices increase their share of Black Friday online shopping traffic volume to 57.55%, with desktop traffic dropping to 35.91%. And for the...