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Bad romance: catphishing explained

November 15, 2017 admin catfishing, catphishing, cybercrime, espionage, identity fraud, phishing, Social engineering, sweetheart scam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:46:00 +0000

You may have heard of catfishing, where people lure romancers online by faking their identity. But what about catphishing? This dangerous practice uses similar romantic triggers, only its goal is to dupe users and businesses out of personal info.

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Cybercrime
Social engineering

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