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Purging your company’s LinkedIn page of fake employees | Kaspersky official blog

May 2, 2023 admin Business, enterprise, fake, LinkedIn, SCAM, SMB, social networks, Threats

Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Tue, 02 May 2023 10:10:56 +0000

How LinkedIn combats fake profiles, why you should manually purge fake employees from your company’s LinkedIn page, and how to do it.

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Instagram scam promises money in exchange for your image

April 19, 2023 admin art, artist, bank, banking, check, drawing, fake, fraud, instagram, muse, news, painting, payment, wire

Categories: News

Tags: fake

Tags: muse

Tags: art

Tags: artist

Tags: instagram

Tags: check

Tags: payment

Tags: fraud

Tags: wire

Tags: bank

Tags: banking

Tags: drawing

Tags: painting

We take a look at a fake check scam which plugs into the art world.

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Fake Chrome updates spread malware

April 17, 2023 admin browser, chrome, compromised, cryptocurrency, fake, hacked, malware, miner, monero, news, rogue, Site, update, website

Categories: News

Tags: chrome

Tags: browser

Tags: update

Tags: fake

Tags: malware

Tags: monero

Tags: miner

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: rogue

Tags: hacked

Tags: compromised

Tags: site

Tags: website

We take a look at a slew of hacked websites pushing fake Chrome updates which are Monero miner malware in disguise.

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The post Fake Chrome updates spread malware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Is AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams?

April 14, 2023 admin AI, fake, fraud, hoax, kidnap, Kidnapping, news, SCAM, virtual, Voice

Categories: News

Tags: kidnap

Tags: scam

Tags: virtual

Tags: AI

Tags: voice

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: hoax

Tags: kidnapping

We take a look at claims that AI is now being used for a notorious form of kidnapping hoax.

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The post Is AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Fake ransomware demands payment without actually encrypting files

April 5, 2023 admin bogus, fake, faker, fraud, midnight, news, ransomware, SCAM

Categories: News

Tags: ransomware

Tags: fake

Tags: faker

Tags: fraud

Tags: scam

Tags: bogus

Tags: midnight

We take a look at a ransomware group that doesn’t produce any ransomware, only threats.

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Big changes to Twitter verification: How to spot a verified account

April 3, 2023 admin blue, fake, fraud, imposter, news, phish, phishing, SCAM, Twitter, verification, verified

Categories: News

Tags: twitter

Tags: blue

Tags: verified

Tags: verification

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: scam

Tags: imposter

Significant changes to Twitter’s verification identifiers mean new rules for ensuring whether an account is real.

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Steer clear of this EE phish that wants your card details

March 31, 2023 admin bank details, ee, email, fake, fraud, mail, news, phish, phishing, SCAM

Categories: News

Tags: EE

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: scam

Tags: fake

Tags: mail

Tags: email

Tags: fraud

Tags: bank details

We take a look at a phish targeting users of the EE mobile network.