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Online security tips for Valentine’s Day: how to beat the cheats

February 14, 2018 admin cybercrime, dating, geotag, GPS, money, photos, scammers, scams, Social engineering, swipe, valentine's day

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:07:19 +0000

Love is in the air, and so are the hopes of scammers wanting to make a quick buck at your expense. Shore up your digital defenses this Valentine’s Day with a look at some of the common problem areas.

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Tags: dating geotag gps money photos scammers scams swipe valentine’s day

Independent MotherBoard Security

The Self-Proclaimed Equifax Hackers Are Likely Nothing More Than Amateur Scammers

September 11, 2017 admin cybersecurity, dark web, data breach, Equifax, hackers, hacking, infosec, SCAM, scammers

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:10:15 +0000

The alleged hackers already got their dark web site and email suspended over suspicions that they’re not really who they claim to be.

Independent MotherBoard Security

Scammers Are Targeting Naive Bitcoin Owners With Terribly Simple Trick

September 6, 2017 admin bitcoin, cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, infosec, Internet Insecurity, malware, SCAM, scammers

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000

PSA: don’t give anyone your Bitcoin private key.

Kaspersky Security

Booby trapped app: The amazing world of Tinder bots

April 20, 2017 admin #TheSAS2017, bots, news, okcupid, online dating, phishing, privacy, SAS, SAS 2017, scammers, Security, spam, TINDER

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:00:20 +0000

It turns out there are bots in Tinder and OkCupid. Who wants that?

Kaspersky Security

Online relationships: Are you dating a scammer?

February 13, 2017 admin online dating, privacy, scammers, Security, TINDER

Credit to Author: Sanjeev Nair| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:30:28 +0000

The days of dropping cheesy pick-up lines at social gatherings are coming to an end. With dating websites and apps, it has become way easier to find a partner online. But is it safe?

MalwareBytes Security

More phishy sponsored tweets

January 18, 2017 admin cybercrime, phish, phishing, SCAM, scammers, Social engineering, sponsored, Tweet, Twitter

Watch out: sponsored Tweets leading to phishing pages are doing the rounds once more. We take a look at the latest phishing scam being pushed to unsuspecting Twitter users, and show how the scammers are after a double-whammy of login credentials and credit card information.

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Tags: phish phishing scam scammers sponsored tweet twitter

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