How to spot online scammers | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:13:21 +0000
Eight more tips for unmasking online scammers.
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Watch out for this bump in LinkedIn phishing
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:23:45 +0000
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| We look at a study claiming LinkedIn phishing has increased by a significant amount across February. Watch out for these bogus emails! Categories: Scams Tags: LinkedInmailsphishphishingscamscammers |
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Read moreA week in security (February 17 – 23)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:32:34 +0000
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| A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including cloud identity management, a noteworthy Twitter scam-tastrophy, RobbinHood ransomware, and more. Categories: Tags: awisBlueKeepcatfishingChrome ExtensionCrypto scamsdeepfakeselectionsepic gamesfirmwareIDaaSidentity-as-a-serviceJamila KayaLokiBotransomwarescammerstwitterVoatzweek in securityweekly blog roundupYouTube hack |
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Read moreUncle Sam compensates you for data leaks (yeah, right)
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.”
Read moreFake Elder Scrolls Online developers go phishing on PlayStation
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:29:26 +0000
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| We take a look at a pressure-filled phishing attempt sent to players of the Elder Scrolls Online video game. Categories: Tags: elder scrolls onlineESOgamersgaminggaming scamsgaming securityMMORPGpasswordsphishphishingplaystationscamscammersSocial Engineering |
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Read moreA stranger wants to give me money. What could possibly go wrong?
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.
Read moreHelp prevent disaster donation scams from causing more misery
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:36:21 +0000
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| 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. Categories: Tags: 419419 scamscharitycold call scamscold callsdisasterdonation scamsnatural disasternatural disaster scamnatural disastersphishphishingred crossscammersscammingscamsSocial Engineeringsocial engineering attacks |
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Read moreGrowing rate of robocalls threatens user privacy
Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:43:07 +0000
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| 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. Categories: Tags: Data privacydo not call registryFCCFTChigh-risk callsnuisance callsprivacyrobocallrobocall scamrobocallingrobocallsscam callsscammersTCPAuser privacy |
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