Smartphone security

Smartphone security is often overlooked and despite entrusting increasing amounts of personal information to these devices, we lack even consistent data on security breaches and infections.

DDoS via IoT and Net Neutrality

The past few days have brought with them some serious revelations, all involving DDoS attacks: the technical issues that resulted in the cancellation of the Ontario online literacy test was caused by a cyberattack and proponents of the two-tier Internet have seized the DDOS against Dyn DNS to further their cause.

Internet Scam Reporting in Canada

While in the previous installment we focused on documenting the phishing attempt with code snippets and screenshots, as well as the first, basic fraud reports to the email forwarding provider and the domain registrar, here we look at the “next level” of fraud reporting.

Interac Email Phishing Attack

I recently received my first ever Interac Email Phishing attempt. Once marked as spam, it disappears quickly and it becomes harder to document, so I will document it here.