phishing scams

Scammers are rushing into exploit the chaos created when an software update by CrowdStrike went awry, knocking out 8.5 million Windows devices and creating the opportunity for bad actors to run phishing ...

In a significant stride against cybercrime, law enforcement agencies worldwide have orchestrated a comprehensive crackdown on LabHost, a notorious cybercrime service facilitating multi-national phishing operations. This operation, named PhishOFF and Nebulae, has ...

What’s Required: Intercept phishing attempts before they reach the intended targets In the vast and intricate web of cybersecurity threats, phishing attacks stand out for their deceptively simple yet alarmingly effective tactics ...

Phishing attempts over text messages are becoming more prevalent. I received an SMS text message that contained a phishing attempt for a Canadian Bank. The message implied that I have received a ...

Extortion, and especially “sextortion” emails, are becoming more frequent, and they can be extremely alarming when received. Such emails work by using threats to extort money, evoking intense fear. This type of ...

Scammers are increasingly resourceful when coming up with scam techniques. But they often rely on long-standing persuasion techniques for the scam to work. So, you may hear about a new scam that ...

In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the concept that the most vulnerable people on the internet are our senior population. According to the FBI, elder fraud impacts millions of American seniors ...

Is that a scam or a real offer from a business in need? Bad actors will ramp up online attacks as more people book vacations post-pandemic. The post Booking a vacation for ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on travel, canceling business trips and vacations alike for almost a year. When it’s all over, we’ll return to physical meetings and finally book ...

A friend of mine received an interesting piece of snail mail the other day. It was one of those inheritance scam letters that usually arrive in E-Mail. An image of the letter ...