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Fake CIMB Clicks Android App Found on Google Play Store

June 18, 2013 in Mobile Apps, Security by Liew Cheon Fong

CIMB Clicks is one of the most popular online banking service in Malaysia. It has official mobile apps for iOS and Android to allow customers to manage their bank account on-the-go. Apparently, a fake CIMB Clicks app called “CIMB Clicks Perbankan Internet” (no link for obvious reason) get passed Google Play store security check and [...]

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Beware of Mother’s Day Spam Emails

May 8, 2013 in Security by Liew Cheon Fong

Mother’s Day 2013 is on May 12th. Symantec has observed an increase in spam messages related to Mother’s Day. The spam emails trick you to take product offers, survey, e-card, gift, etc. After clicking the link in the email, you will automatically redirected to a website with fake offers, where you are asked a few [...]

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WordPress Security: How to Protect Against Brute Force Password Attacks

April 15, 2013 in Featured Articles, Security, Weblog, WordPress by Liew Cheon Fong

WordPress has become the world’s most popular blogging system since its first released in 2003. It is now powering over 60 million websites worldwide. No surprise that WordPress becomes hackers’ attack target. Reported by TheNextWeb, there’s serious brute force attack against WordPress sites across the Internet. The requests, which are targeted at administrative accounts, appear [...]

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Warning: Easter Spam Messages with Bogus Offers

March 28, 2013 in Security by Liew Cheon Fong

Easter Sunday fall on 31st March in 2013. Symantec Probe Network detected spam messages related to Easter that offer bogus offers. Users are adviced to be cautious when handling unsolicited or unexpected emails. Here are some of the email headers observed for Easter related spam: Subject: XXX, Get your Easter savings on all vehicles Subject: [...]

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Warning: Disable Java in Your Web Browser Immediately

January 14, 2013 in Security, Tech News by Liew Cheon Fong

On 10 January 2013, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued a warning advising users to disable Java because a serious exploit found allows hackers to take control of users’ computers (Macs, PCs, Linux). While waiting for Oracle to release a Java update fix, Apple had quietly disabled Java on Macs by blacklisting [...]

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Top 5 Threats to Your Mobile Banking Security

December 27, 2012 in Security by Liew Cheon Fong

In the age of mobile banking one must protect their personal information more than ever. With increased freedom to carry online banking activities anytime and anywhere including on a laptop, desktop computer, tablet or smartphone, so comes an increase in the need to protect online privacy. We’re fortunate that a bank deposit, withdrawal, account transfer, [...]

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How to Identify 1407 Stolen Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in Malaysia

October 31, 2012 in Malaysia, Security, Tips by Liew Cheon Fong

There were 1407 unit of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 stolen from the KLIA. Buying a stolen product is a crime. Learn how you can identify a stolen unit.

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Now You Can Only Install Extensions on Chrome Web Store

July 16, 2012 in Google, Security, Software by Liew Cheon Fong

Latest Google Chrome browser updated to allow extension installation only on Google Web Store to prevent unauthorized extension installations.

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Warning! Hong Leong Bank Phishing Email

June 6, 2012 in Malaysia, Security by Liew Cheon Fong

This Hong Leong Bank phishing email passed my email filter and sit in my Inbox. Delete it immediately if you receive the same email!

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Beware of “Verify Your TM Account” Email Phishing Scam

May 16, 2012 in Security, Tmnet by Liew Cheon Fong

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to alert its Internet & Broadband users that there are fraudulent email messages that claim to be from TM with subject titles such as “Verify Your TM Account”.

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