As we have grown to expect in the case of any disaster, cybercriminals are quick to exploit any headlines for their dirty work. Without the slightest sense of human compassion, only hours after the tragic occurrences this weekend, they struck with their scams. Facebook quickly saw the arrival of links to fake sites like this: … More Crooks exploiting tragedy with Amy and Oslo scams
Irish computer users are on the receiving end of another nasty spam. Pretending to be from the Bank of Ireland it claims users will receive a new credit card, but that they will also have to activate their current one online if they wish to continue using it. Attached is a supposed “activation” information file, … More CyberThreats Daily: A new twist on an old scam
Another day, another Facejack attack. We see a lot of these sorts of scams, alluringly titled posts – typically with a promise to show you who has been visiting your profile. The latest one looks like this: Actually, if you hover your mouse over the “CLICK 2 SEE YOUR STALKERS” text, you’ll see that the … More CyberThreats Daily: Is your ‘stalker ex’ still creeping your Facebook page?
With the breach of Epsilon, we are going to see a huge influx of phishing attacks before it settles back down to the normal level of tons of phishing attacks. So you aren’t a computer expert, how do you protect yourself? Don’t worry about spotting the phish, it is more important that you do not … More CyberThreats Daily: How to Avoid a Phishing Attack
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