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Uncle Sam compensates you for data leaks (yeah, right)

January 16, 2020 admin fraud, SCAM, scammers, swindle, Threats, trick

Credit to Author: Tatyana Sidorina| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:00:37 +0000

Under the pretext of compensation for data leaks, fraudsters are selling “temporary U.S. social security numbers.”

Fake Elder Scrolls Online developers go phishing on PlayStation

December 6, 2019 admin elder scrolls online, eso, gamers, Gaming, gaming scams, gaming security, mmorpg, passwords, phish, phishing, Playstation, SCAM, scammers, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:29:26 +0000

We take a look at a pressure-filled phishing attempt sent to players of the Elder Scrolls Online video game.

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Social engineering

Tags: elder scrolls online ESO gamers gaming gaming scams gaming security MMORPG passwords phish phishing playstation scam scammers Social Engineering

Kaspersky Security

A stranger wants to give me money. What could possibly go wrong?

December 3, 2019 admin banks, fraud, SCAM, scammers, Threats, transfers

Credit to Author: Alexey Ferapontov| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:24:52 +0000

Two schemes whereby a victim receives money — and neither one is good news.

MalwareBytes Security

Help prevent disaster donation scams from causing more misery

October 30, 2019 admin 419, 419 scams, charity, cold call scams, cold calls, disaster, donation scams, natural disaster, natural disaster scam, Natural Disasters, phish, phishing, Red Cross, scammers, scamming, scams, Social engineering, social engineering attacks

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:36:21 +0000

Scammers will stop at nothing—not even a tragic natural disaster—for a chance to cash in. We offer some helpful tips to avoid disaster donation scams.

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Social engineering

Tags: 419 419 scams charity cold call scams cold calls disaster donation scams natural disaster natural disaster scam natural disasters phish phishing red cross scammers scamming scams Social Engineering social engineering attacks

MalwareBytes Security

Growing rate of robocalls threatens user privacy

October 23, 2019 admin Data Privacy, Do Not Call registry, FCC, FTC, high-risk calls, nuisance calls, privacy, robocall, robocall scam, robocalling, robocalls, scam calls, scammers, tcpa, user privacy

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:43:07 +0000

Robocalls aren’t just a nuisance—they’re a threat to personal data and privacy. And they’re on the rise. Learn which new tactics scammers are using and how to protect against them.

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Privacy

Tags: Data privacy do not call registry FCC FTC high-risk calls nuisance calls privacy robocall robocall scam robocalling robocalls scam calls scammers TCPA user privacy

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A week in security (September 2 – 8)

September 9, 2019 admin a week in security, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, Capital One data breach, China, cyber insurance, deepfake, deepfake for voices, Facebook, iphone compromise, Paige Thompson, ransomware, remote workers, romance scam, scammers, Social engineering, spear phishing, Targeted Attacks, trickbot, Uyghur Muslims

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:01:30 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.

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A week in security

Tags: back to school back to school cybersecurity Capital One data breach china cyber insurance deepfake deepfake for voices facebook iphone compromise Paige Thompson ransomware remote workers romance scam scammers Social Engineering spear phishing targeted attacks trickbot Uyghur Muslims

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Recipe for success: tech support scammers zero in via paid search

June 25, 2019 admin browlocks, browser locker, browser lockers, malvertising, scammers, scams, tech support scam, tech support scammers, tech support scams

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a deep dive into the recently reported Azure-hosted tech support scam pages, identifying this as one of the most successful scam campaigns in use today.

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Tech support scams

Tags: browlocks browser locker browser lockers malvertising scammers scams tech support scam tech support scammers tech support scams

Kaspersky Security

Game of Thrones online streamings are a minefield of scams

May 21, 2019 admin credit card, passwords, SCAM, scammers, scams, Threats

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 10:00:42 +0000

Tempted to stream Game of Thrones free? Be very cautious: You might pay for it with your passwords and credit card details.