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Have you heard the term “dumpster diving”?  It was originally created to describe a very common act in several nations around the world: rummaging through trash cans and dumpsters in the hope of finding items that, despite having been tossed out by their original owners, could still be useful to third parties.  But that’s not […]

You’ve likely come across the term phishing before. This is the name for a criminal technique to deceive an Internet user with a false message, usually to encourage the victim to download a malicious file or provide sensitive data. However, not everyone knows about the famous vishing, a combination of the terms “voice” and “phishing”, […]

The clean desk policy can easily be classified among the “ABCs” of information security campaigns to raise awareness. It deals with basic care measures we must take to avoid exposing sensitive information. Refrain from writing down important data on post-its, which are then stuck to a computer monitor, don’t leave reports laying unattended at workstations, […]

“Fakecalls” is malware able to intercept phone calls, reproduce voice messages and spy on infected devices. Evidence suggests that use is restricted to South Korea for now, though signs point to sophisticated advances in the world of cybercrime, which may not take long to spread around the world. How the Fakecalls Trojan works Fakecalls is […]

Many are skeptical when industry experts point out that certain regions have become hotspots for cybercrime innovation. Unfortunately, this is often the reality: as digital fraud evolves, increasingly sophisticated and efficient scams begin to cross borders and attract the attention of cybercriminals worldwide. One of the most recent examples of this trend is the Ghost […]

Nowadays, there’s a lot of talk about information security. But did you know that concerns around confidentiality, integrity and availability of data go back a lot further than most people imagine? It’s hard to say exactly when humanity began taking measures to protect information, though there are several truly interesting historical facts related to the […]

It’s the same old story: cybersecurity is a game of cat and mouse. While IT professionals work tirelessly to ensure the safety of our information, criminals keep coming up with ways to overcome these protective barriers. A clear example of this is delayed phishing, a new means to deliver malicious e-mails that is becoming a […]

Our passwords are essential to protecting all the different online services we use: from bank accounts to streaming and delivery apps. As the number of our online accounts and services increases, we tend to use the same password for several websites, in the hopes of making things easier to remember. And it is precisely this […]

Have you heard the term deepfake? Despite not exactly being a new phenomenon, cybercriminals are increasingly using this technology to scam people. Deepfake-related threats have grown rapidly in recent years. The number of deepfake files surged from 500,000 in 2023 to over 8 million in 2025, highlighting the scale of this emerging risk. In 2024 […]