Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:31:14 +0000
The FBI has warned the public about a new fraud scheme that involves impersonating law enforcement and government personnel in order to steal money and data.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:02:41 +0000
A spam email making the rounds encourages recipients to donate for Ukraine’s children and refugees. But they want your cryptocurrency and, bizarrely, NFTs.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:39:15 +0000
We look at a phishing mail which may cause concern for users of Microsoft services as it claims there’s been a suspicious login from Russia.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:23:45 +0000
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| We look at a study claiming LinkedIn phishing has increased by a significant amount across February. Watch out for these bogus emails! Categories: Scams Tags: LinkedInmailsphishphishingscamscammers |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000
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| From romance scams and sextortion, to fake dating sites and phishing campaigns, here’s how to avoid a sting in the tail this Valentine’s Day. Categories: Scams Tags: BBBBetter Business Bureauchild sexual abusee-cardsfake dating sitesFederal Trade CommissionFTCJohn Wallacelockdown lonelinessmalwareonline scamphishingromance scamscamsextortionsocial media scamssocial media shoppingsurvey scamsvalentine’s dayValentine's Day scamsWymoo |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:09:36 +0000
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| The FBI has issued a warning about a scheme that robs nearly $3,000 per victim. We see what the scammers are up to. Categories: Scams Tags: bogusfakefbifraudhirejob |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:50:38 +0000
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| Investment scams are on the rise. What types are there and how can you recognize them? Categories: Scams Tags: advance feeclone scaminsider knowledgeinvestment scamsmarket manipulationponzi schemepyramid schemetax avoidance |
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:20:49 +0000
Latest episode – listen now!
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:57:06 +0000
Latest episode – listen now!
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:15:47 +0000
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| We look at all the interesting security news from last week and also present the latest episode of our podcast, Lock and Code. Categories: Tags: lock and codemalwarepodcastscamssecuritythreatsweek in security |
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