Posts Tagged ‘phishing’
Email Phishing: It’s an Even Bigger Problem Today. Here’s What You Need To Do About It.
Email phishing has been an ongoing problem for years. Scammers convince vulnerable individuals to click on links within those emails, where they may immediately download a virus or provide compromising personal or login information to the scammer. Now, with COVID-19 causing fear and even panic across the United States, there are more phishing threats out…
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Trick or treat: I know your password!
A few months ago, some rather creative hackers came up with a pretty ingenious con. They realized they could create an email like the one below pretending to have hacked your computer and installed malware that has allowed them to watch you surf the internet and even video what you were doing while surfing the…
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Social Engineering, Whale Phishing, Spearphishing? Avoid Being a Victim
In 1992, Kevin Mitnick was the most wanted hacker in the United States. It didn’t stop him. He wanted to hack his phone so the cops couldn’t track it. This ended up with him going after the source code, which he obtained with just a few phone calls. So-called social engineering remains, nearly thirty years…
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