Gift Card Scams are a Year-Round Problem

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Gift card fraud seems to pick up around the holidays, but this global scam is a year-round problem. This type of fraud is favored by criminals because it’s hard to track, and less likely to be intercepted by law enforcement.

Random Thoughts and Things

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400

It’s been a while since I posted an update to the website. So here’s a quick recap.

Fake AV phishing spikes in Q1 2022

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

There has been a noticeable uptick in the number of Fake Anti-Virus (Fake AV) phishing pages in Q1 2022. During my normal daily phishing scans, I rarely (if ever) come across the source code for these scam pages. Yet, during the first quarter alone this year, I’ve collected more than 50 samples targeting users on Windows and Apple devices.

Phishing 2021 - A Year in Review

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500

If this year has taught me anything, it’s that phishing is still a problem, and it’s one that isn’t going away any time soon. With 2021 winding down, it’s the perfect time to look back at all my research and offer up some thoughts and details concerning the interesting and important aspects of what I observed.

Hybrid phishing kits and TodayZoo

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Over the years, criminals have constantly lived up to the saying that there is no honor among thieves. They’re criminals, so it isn’t like we, the defenders, expect anything less.

Kit Hunter 2.0 - Known Detections in WordPress

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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When legitimate emails look like phishing attacks

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Awareness training programs frequently encourage users to report emails as phishing if they suspect anything unusual.

KeyBank phishing attack hits Spectrum users too

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

I received an interesting phishing email Wednesday (08-September-2021).

Kit Hunter 2.0 - Scanning with Crontab

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

While it wasn’t mentioned in the general usage and installation blog post, it is possible to use Crontab to schedule scans for Kit Hunter 2.0.

Kit Hunter 2.0 - Getting Started

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Installation and getting started:

Requirements
Installation
Usage
Directory Scanning
Shell Scanning