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Email phishing campaigns involve a variety of hacker goals, most of which want you to install some type of malware on your device. Now there’s a new phishing campaign making the rounds that involves Microsoft Office 365 users...
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It’s no secret that cybercriminals take advantage of anxiety-filled times and the current coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is most certainly one of those moments.
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It’s an app-loving world out there, with each smartphone having an average of 60-90 apps. At the end of last year, the number of apps available on Google Play Store topped 2.5 million.
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We love social media these days. Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn, and many others can lead to lots of sharing and fun, but also carry significant risks.
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Financial institutions and hacking go hand-in-hand these days and keeping your bank account and credit from being the next victim is more important than ever. The safest approach, although the least favorite, is assuming that if your data hasn’t yet been hacked...
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Some friends are forever, and others are social media friends you no longer need, want, know, or trust. It’s a segment of social media that often gets overlooked, and revisiting that list of friends who have access to your posts can benefit you and your online security.
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WhatsApp, currently one of the world’s most popular mobile social apps, has been hit with another scam targeting its users. This one is an OTP (one-time password) hack that’s racking up unsuspecting victims and stealing their private data.
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Yep, we’re still doing it. What’s that, you ask? Unfortunately, the collective “we” are still creating as Alexander may say, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad passwords.
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Social media attacks are a favorite of those pesky cybercriminals. One might wonder why. Well, it’s because it’s easy pickin's going for those accounts.
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It may be hard to believe, but sadly it’s true. Security researchers recently discovered an avalanche of stolen banking card data, 1 million of them, available for free on an underground forum called All Worlds Cards card shop, or AW_cards for short.
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