How Harassment Shaped the Internet
Our friends at the RISE Information Security Foundation have released a groundbreaking new study ‘The Behavioural Science of Online Harassment Explained’ https://riseinfosec.org/behavioural-science-of-online-harassment-explained/
Bulk Domain Registrations Fueling Unpaid Toll Scams
In a recent article titled "Bulk Registrations Used for Unpaid Toll Scams," Colin Strutt of Interisle Consulting Group delves into the alarming trend of bulk domain registrations being exploited for unpaid toll scams. Read the full article here. Strutt builds on...
AI-Powered Phishing, Ransomware Surges, and Crypto-Jacking
The latest Cybercrime Report: January 2025 from Interisle Consulting Group is a stark reminder that the digital landscape is more treacherous than ever. As we navigate this evolving terrain, one trend stands out as particularly alarming: AI phishing attacks are...
Online Clairvoyance Platforms Sanctioned for GDPR Violations
COSMOSPACE and TELEMAQUE, two online clairvoyance platforms, have been fined €250,000 and €150,000 for GDPR violations. CNIL flagged issues such as excessive data collection, insufficient transparency, and poor security practices.
Insights from the 2024 Cybercrime Supply Chain Report
The Cybercrime Supply Chain 2024 report reveals a 54% surge in cybercrime and outlines strategies to disrupt the resources enabling these attacks.
ICO Fines Manchester Firms £150K for Flood of Unlawful Spam Texts
Two Manchester-based companies, Quick Tax Claims Limited and National Debt Advice Limited, have been fined a combined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for bombarding individuals with over 7.5 million spam text messages. The fines come after an...
It turns out you don’t need a license to hunt for spam.
Jay Fink had an interesting little business. If you lived in California, you could give him access to your email account, he'd look through the spam folder for spam that appeared to violate the state anti-spam law, and give you a spreadsheet and a file of PDFs. You...
Spam trends update for Sep-Nov 2023
Domains reported for spam declined for the third straight quarter, but we still see over 200,000 unique spam domains month after month. New TLDs and subdomain reseller accounts continued to attract more spammers. Bulk registrations of spam domains over the course of...
Do you need a license to hunt for spam?
Jay Fink had an interesting little business. If you lived in California, you could give him access to your email account, he'd look through the spam folder for spam that appeared to violate the state anti-spam law, and give you a...
CRTC CRACKS DOWN ON PHISHING SCAM, IMPOSES $40,000 PENALTY
On October 30, 2023, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) took a decisive stand against digital threats by issuing a $40,000 penalty to Sami Medouni, a Quebec resident, for allegedly orchestrating a high-volume phishing campaign. The...
Cybercrime Supply Chain 2023: Measurements and Assessments of Cyber Attack Resources and Where Criminals Acquire Them
Interisle Consulting released a study, partly funded by CAUCE, that examines the supply chains that cybercriminals use to acquire resources for malware, spam and phishing attacks. The study used over 10M reports collected at their Cybercrime Information...
Experian gets a slap on the wrist
Experian is one of the big three US credit bureaus. According to a recent FTC press release, when you put a credit freeze on your Experian account (something they are legally required to let you do), they make you create an account with an email address. Then they...
