Microsoft Sued for LinkedIn Clipboard Snooping Scare
LinkedIn got caught reading personal data from iPhone clipboards. Now a user is suing Microsoft’s social network ...
Everyone’s Creating Fake Social Media Accounts, Including Homeland Security
Over the last few years, we have all had to accept that social media platforms can and will be used by nefarious actors to achieve their ends. In fact, in many cases, ...
Protect Yourself from Social Media Scams
Social media has become a huge attack vector. Learn why social media scams such as quizzes, romance scams, and social phishing are becoming more popular and what you can do you protect ...
A Targeted (?) Phish from a LinkedIn Connection
This morning while I was on the Exercise Bike at the UAB Rec Center I got a LinkedIn message from a colleague I haven't spoken to in a couple years.That was actually ...
Men paid $100K by Uber to hush up hack plead guilty to extortion scheme
Two hackers face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to their involvement in a scheme which saw them attempt to extort money from Uber and LinkedIn in exchange for ...
Scammers Using Hacked Servers, Bogus Links to Target LinkedIn Users
Digital fraudsters are using compromised servers and bogus links in an ongoing effort to target LinkedIn members with scams. The scam began when a Sophos employee received what it appeared to be ...
6 Common Phishing Attacks and How to Protect Against Them
Phishing attacks continue to play a dominant role in the digital threat landscape. In its 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), for instance, Verizon Enterprise found that phishing was the second topmost ...
A Guide on 5 Common LinkedIn Scams
The fact that scammers haunt Facebook and Twitter is not surprising. Even so, digital criminals don’t stop with just those two platforms. They’re also known to stalk users on LinkedIn where connections ...
Social Media Platforms Bring the Dark Web Closer Than You Think
Some of the most popular social media platforms are being exploited by cybercriminals to openly sell their tools and expertise This exploitation means that the lines between clear web platforms and their ...
New report: Social Media Platforms and the Cybercrime Economy
New report outlines how cybercriminals are exploiting trust on social media to spread malware and buy/sell hacking tools and expertise With social media playing a crucial day-to-day role in the workplace, this ...
