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Ho, ho, no! Scams to avoid this festive season

December 8, 2022 0 Comments Android, app, bitcoin, christmas, cryptocurrency, fake job, FBI, festive season, gift cards, interview, news, offer, resume, scams, social media, survey, telegram, whatsapp, xmas

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We take a look at a list of popular scams compiled by the FBI to avoid this festive season, and offer our own insights.

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Christmas malware uses “Support Greta Thunberg” as a lure

December 27, 2019 0 Comments christmas, emotet, malware, Spam, thunberg

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 17:43:15 +0000

You’re invited to a climate demonstration… but to find the time and place, you need to open an attachment. Don’t do it!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TSrHFFcfOs4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Secure your laptop gift with half price Sophos Home Premium

December 23, 2019 0 Comments christmas, laptops, OS X, security threats, sophos home premium, Windows

Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:36:46 +0000

Want 50% off Sophos Home? You can get it here!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/5_PUjyBweRQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Please don’t buy this: smart doorbells

December 9, 2019 0 Comments amazon, august view, bitdefender, black friday, christmas, cyber monday, el monte, Gizmodo, google nest hello, jeff bezos, motherboard, please don't buy this, ring, senator ed markey, senator ron wyden, smart doorbells, the intercept, vice

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:15:56 +0000

This holiday season, please reconsider buying smart doorbells to protect your online shipments. The cybersecurity and privacy risks are too severe.

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Please don’t buy this

Tags: amazon August View Bitdefender black friday Christmas cyber monday El Monte Gizmodo Google Nest Hello Jeff Bezos Motherboard Ring Senator Ed Markey Senator Ron Wyden smart doorbells The Intercept Vice

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Ho Ho OUCH! There are 4x more fake retailer sites than real ones

November 19, 2019 0 Comments christmas, christmas shopping, cyber monday, holidays, lookalike sites, malware, phishing, security threats, tls certificates, typosquatting, venafi

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:17:53 +0000

Beware, holiday shoppers! The phishers hiding under typosquatting domains are waiting for your keyboard fumbles.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AqIuSVO4Uvg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>