Business email compromise fraud generated more losses for victims than any other type of cybercrime in 2021. It’s long past time that organizations got a handle on these scams. The old adage of people being the weakest link in security is especially true when it comes to email threats. Here, cybercriminals can arguable generate their … More The trouble with BEC: How to stop the costliest internet scam
An email in Irish, coming from a South Korean email address, claims the sender has a video of the receiver viewing pornography and will make it public unless paid €1200 in bitcoin. These sort of “sextortion” letters are nothing new, we’ve warned about several like this and this before, but we’re always excited to see … More Another email scam as Gaeilge is doing the rounds
Think your email may have been hacked? Here are the signs to look for, how account takeover attacks commonly occur, and how to recover your account and avoid falling victim again. Email has been with us for decades. And while social media and mobile messaging apps are increasingly popular, it remains the mainstay of our … More How to know if your email has been hacked
Hackers break into the Bureau’s email systems to send out at least 100,000 emails warning recipients of imminent cyberattacks The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has had its email servers compromised, with the hackers then sending out tens of thousands of bogus spam emails impersonating the agency and the Department of Homeland Security and claiming … More FBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts
From cybercriminal evergreens like phishing to the verification badge scam we look at the most common tactics fraudsters use to trick their victims. Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms. Indeed, with over one billion monthly active users it is among the top four most popular social media networks in the world. That figure, … More Beware of these 5 common scams you can encounter on Instagram
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