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PSA: Users with landlines are more vulnerable to scams

June 6, 2018 admin 419 scams, cybercrime, land line scam, Malwarebytes news, Nigerian Prince scam, phone scam, Social engineering, tech support scam

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Anyone still using a home phone be warned: having landlines makes you particularly vulnerable to scams. Read on to learn how to keep your landline but stay safe from cyberattacks.

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Social media: A treasure trove of spam and scams

June 5, 2018 admin cybercrime, login credentials, Nigerian, phish, phishing, Pieter Arntz, Social engineering, social media, spam

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 17:00:33 +0000

How do spammers know how to target you for scams? They use social media to produce the most convincing types of spam.

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Mobile Menace Monday: A race to hidden ads

June 4, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, Device Administrator, Hidden Ads, Mobile, mobile menace monday, triple m, uninstall

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000

A bike racing game on Google Play locks users’ screens, displays full-screen ads, and is notoriously difficult to uninstall. It’s no wonder Android game reviewers demand to know how to get rid of it. We show you how.

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Blocks for Flash and others coming to Office 365

June 1, 2018 admin 365, controls, cybercrime, Exploits, Flash, macros, microsoft, office, shockwave, silverlight

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000

If you make use of Flash or Silverlight in your day-to-day activities, you may need to have a word with IT. For everyone else, your Office 365 experience is about to become a lot more secure.

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Researchers discover vulnerabilities in smart assistants’ voice commands

May 30, 2018 admin Amazon, cybercrime, google, hacking, Internet of Things, IoT, smart assistant, smart speaker, virtual personal assistant, voice assistant, voice masquerading, voice squatting, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 16:59:51 +0000

Security researchers have now found new ways to exploit voice recognition weaknesses in your favorite home device: smart assistants. You may want to listen in.

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