internet-security

I run a few WordPress sites (this is one of them) and today have seen several attacks coming in (all bouncing off the firewall). The latest seems to be attacking …

Just had a telephone call from India telling me they were representing the Windows Security Centre and that my Windows Inique ID had been shared with up to 4 other …

Just looked at an error log for a site that has IP restriction in place for the /wp-admin directory and wp-login.php pages. In one hour there were 28 attempts to …

Raspberry Pi Use the Raspberry Pi to Build a Network-Wide Ad Blocker While software is available to block adverts on your computer, the Raspberry Pi can block adverts on all …

I run several WordPress sites which have not been updated for ages. None have been hacked. I feel the need for a new blog post….  WordPress Security Keep it updated …

Spam is a horrible thing. It is probably what annoys people the most about the internet. And for webmasters, owners / managers of websites, email spam can be horrific. For …

If you get an email with subject “Facebook Support sent you a notification” it is a scam. It is not from Facebook, but a company trying to steal your Facebook …

There is a new trend in online theft – criminals are targeting CV’s to obtain personal data. Job seekers have been cautioned to be extra careful when sending CVs to …

Reports in that the Koobface virus/trojan than sometimes plagues Facebook is back on the march again. Of course, these reports may not be very reliable, as they are from personal …

I get a lot of spam, it comes with running websites I guess. Today was possibly the strangest. OK, no mention of spells to get an ex-girldfied back or a …

My Dad called me today to say that he had a problem with his PC. A rogue anti-virus got installed on his PC and has hijacked it. He is running …

Today the BBC has reported that consumer protection laws are being exploited by some online ticket sales companies. There is a new ticket scam that is on the increase at …

Once again my firewalls are bouncing off attacks. In the last week all my sites have been targeted many times. All attacks are looking for weaknesses in the same places …

As I have mentioned before I run several WordPress sites, and on them I have a firewall that reports any odd goings ons. Today a bunch of sites had this …

The computer virus scammers are getting nearer! They used to only call from India but this morning I received a call from London. The caller was from the Indian sub-continent, …

I just got an email and the person sending it was promoting (spamming) a product but I was curious about what it was. After my recent virus after opening a …

If you are receiving a lot of spam mail, then your name could be to blame. Research by Cambridge University has shown that spammers tend to target email addresses that …

Barry Welford, one of the Cre8easiteforums moderators, has just alerted us to the follow phishing scam that is targeting Google Account holders. I have now twice within the last few …

Today I woke up to see hundreds of alerts on my firewall. Today it seems that the WordPress plugin Uploadify is being hammered for an old vulnerability. According to SEO Egg …

This morning Symantec’s Sian John spoke on the Radio 4 Today Programme about a new piece of malware that is infecting computers. It is called Regin and it is so …

I just had an email from [email protected], delivering an invoice for payment. It is a Word doc, but I have not yet opened it. It is obviously a scam of some …

We received an email today stating that our domain was being cancelled as the WHOIS information was not correct. Here is a except of the email: On Sat, 1 Nov …

Quick warning – just read about a new phishing scam that targets Amazon customers. This one is a be advanced than the usual, designed in trick more people into handing …

Last night Ant-Virus software McAfee released a security update that broke Windows. The AV mistakenly thought that part of the Windows operating system is a virus, so locked it down. …