How to spot and avoid a tech support scam

Categories: Awareness

Categories: Personal

Categories: Scams

Tags: Tech Support Scams

Tags: Malwarebytes

Tags: impersonating

Tags: screen lockers

Tags: fake warnings

Tags: remote access

Tech support scams are an ongoing nuisance. Knowing how they operate helps you to recognize them.

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Don’t plug your phone into a free charging station, warns FBI

Categories: Awareness

Categories: News

Tags: FBI

Tags: juice jacking

Tags: public chargers

The FBI warned consumers against using free public charging stations, stating that criminals have managed to hijack public chargers to infect devices with malware.

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iPhone calendar spam: What it is, and how to remove it

Categories: Awareness

Categories: News

Categories: Scams

Tags: iPhone

Tags: calendar

Tags: spam

Tags: iOS

Tags: mobile

Tags: device

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: popup

Tags: permission

Tags: remove

Tags: notification

Tags: Apple

Is your iPhone claiming that you’ve been hacked, your phone isn’t protected, or that viruses have damaged it? It could be calendar spam.

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Warning: “FaceStealer” iOS and Android apps steal your Facebook login

Categories: Awareness

Categories: News

Tags: FaceStealer

Tags: Facebook stealer

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Nathan Collier

Tags: Meta

Tags: fake Android apps

Tags: fake iOS apps

FaceStealer is back. As a seasoned threat to legitimate app stores, expect it to be gone and then back again.

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