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How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2022 admin bbb, Better Business Bureau, child sexual abuse, e-cards, fake dating sites, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, john wallace, lockdown loneliness, malware, online scam, phishing, romance scam, SCAM, scams, sextortion, social media scams, social media shopping, survey scams, valentine's day, valentine's day scams, wymoo

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000

From romance scams and sextortion, to fake dating sites and phishing campaigns, here’s how to avoid a sting in the tail this Valentine’s Day.

Categories: Scams

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How gamers can protect against increasing cyberthreats

April 3, 2019 admin 101, account takeover, ad flooding, ATO, briefing, cyberbullying, cybersecurity, FYI, grooming, malvertising, malware in games, online gaming, phishing, PUP in games, responsible digital citizen, risks to online gamers, security 101, stalking, survey scams, SWATting, trolling, video games

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the various cyberthreats video gamers may encounter online, their real-world consequences, and what users can do to protect themselves.

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Scam Alert! Beware of online surveys promising free iPhone X

January 16, 2018 admin Adware, Hacker, malware, Online Hoaxes, online scam, privacy, spyware, survey scams

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:44:52 +0000

Ever came across an online survey that promised you a handsome prize? I did. And here’s what happened. While I was going about my daily work on the Internet, I came across the below page. As you can see, I received a congratulatory message for being a loyal Google…

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Report: Cybercrime climate shifts dramatically in first quarter

April 13, 2017 admin Adware, Android malware, celebgate, Cerber, Chris Boyd, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, dridex, eitest, exit scam, exploit kit, fappening, Findzip, hiddenads.lck, hoeflertext, intra market fraud, jisut, Locky, mac malware, malspam, malware, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, necurs, potentially unwanted programs, Powershell, PUP, Q1 2017, ransomware, RIG exploit kit, sage, Social engineering, spora, survey scams, tech support scammers, Threat analysis, vault 7, windows malware, WWE dump

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:00:09 +0000

The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. Threats which were previously believed to be serious contenders this year have nearly vanished entirely, while new threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis efforts.

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