Qatar, Hacking and the Never Ending Trouble with Proof
by Reflare Research Team on May 26, 2017 5:58:00 PM
The QNA website was soon restored with a message saying that the site had suffered from unauthorised access by 'state-backed elements' who had published a fake story. First Published 26th May 2017 Doha changes its story, literally. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team Between May 23rd a …
WannaCry and the Dangers of Magical Thinking
by Reflare Research Team on May 18, 2017 5:53:00 PM
WannaCry, while now more widely known as the “ransomware apocalypse” (and rightfully so), is more accurately defined as a form of ransomware with a worm-like spreading ability. But many think there are patches to fix things like this, right? Right?? First Published 18th May 2017 "Rans …
French Election Cyber Attacks and Countermeasures
by Reflare Research Team on May 12, 2017 5:51:00 PM
The campaign of Emmanuel Macron, a centrist French politician and the winner of the 2017 French presidential election, was at the time the target of a large-scale cyber attack. First Published 12th May 2017 Leaders as targets. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team Shortly before last wee …
Google Docs Phishing Attacks
by Reflare Research Team on May 4, 2017 5:48:00 PM
This phishing attack begins by spoofing known contacts' email addresses using a technique called "address spoofing" in an attempt to steal people’s personal information. First Published 4th May 2017 Gone phishing. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team Over the past 24 hours, a massive ph …