BullGuard Blog

‘New’ phishing mails appear with alarming regularity as criminals try ever more inventive ways to trick users into downloading malware or getting them to part with personal information on phishing websites.

Office 365 is a popular application and not just among businesses. For many home users it’s a go-to application for Word and Excel docs. A cybercriminal gang, however, is exploiting its popularity by cunningly tricking users into calling a bogus call centre, with the ultimate aim of installing ransomware onto their computers.

We’re all familiar with phishing mails; they’re a modern day scourge, trying to trick users into downloading malicious attachments or visit malicious websites.

You might think smartphones are already ubiquitous devices. Where ever you go in the world they’re there, drawing people’s attention like gravity. But in the near future they’re likely to become even more interwoven into our day-to-day lives, acting as remote controls for our lives, driving our actions, creating pathways and opening doorways.