With 3.4 billion malicious emails sent every day, phishing poses a massive risk to organizations of all sizes. However, the threat doesn’t just come from…
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Fraud Attacks from Mobile Spiked 300% in Q1
Fraud attacks from mobile apps spiked by 300% in the first quarter of 2019, according to a new researcher from RSA. Published today, the Fraud…
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How personal social media use can become a corporate problem
Most of us use social media to keep in touch with friends, read interesting content or share photos, but we also know it comes with…
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New Security Warning Issued For Google’s 1.5 Billion Gmail And Calendar Users
Google’s Gmail email service is used by upwards of 1.5 billion people. The Google Calendar app, meanwhile, has been downloaded more than a billion times…
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Sextortion Scammers Pose as Corrupt CIA Agents
In a new sextortion scam, cyber-criminals are posing as corrupt officials of the CIA and demanding $10,000 from their targets whose names they claim to…
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FBI: Cybercrime Losses Doubled in 2018
Last year, according to the FBI’s “2018 Internet Crime Report,” reported damages from cybercrime nearly doubled to $2.7 billion, and roughly half of that amount…
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Avoid a Security Endgame: Learn About the Latest “Avengers” Scam
Marvel Studio’s $2.2 billion box-office hit “Avengers: Endgame” has quickly risen to the second-highest grossing film of all time in its first two weekends. Not…
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Attackers Add a New Spin to Old Scams
Scammers are figuring out unique ways of abusing cloud services to make their attacks look more genuine, Netskope says. Cybercriminals have begun abusing legitimate cloud…
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GoDaddy Shutters 15,000 Subdomains Tied to ‘Snake Oil’ Scams
GoDaddy worked with researchers to shut down 15,000 domain-shadowing websites tied to bogus affiliate marketing offers promoted via spam campaigns. Researchers at the security firm…
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Two Found Guilty in Online Dating, BEC Scheme
Cybercriminals involved in the operation created fake online dating profiles and tricked victims into sending money to phony bank accounts. Two men have been found…
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