SCAM – Page 27 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:00:38 +0000

We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves, and the scammers who like to pose as Malwarebytes. But tech support scams are much bigger than that, targeting every tech company under the sun. So what are other people doing about it? Let’s take a look at some of the other players working to keep you safe.

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May 3, 2017 admin

Don’t Open That Google Doc Unless You’re Positive It’s Legit

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 21:22:15 +0000

A sneaky new phishing scam has taken Gmail inboxes by storm. The post Don’t Open That Google Doc Unless You’re Positive It’s Legit appeared first on WIRED.

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April 25, 2017 admin

iCloud support scams

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:00:07 +0000

Stay on the lookout for a new iCloud scam. A Malwarebytes employee reported receiving multiple calls claiming to be from Apple Support and asking for her credentials.

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April 25, 2017 admin

Do I have Malwarebytes or a tech support scam?

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:00:49 +0000

A lot of companies don’t make it all too clear who their tech support is. Given the wide variety in how legitimate companies handle their support, how can you tell the difference between tech support and a tech support scam? We point out how to differentiate us from a tech support scammer.

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April 14, 2017 admin

Amazon third party sellers: A new threat

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:00:06 +0000

On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported a wave of hijacked Amazon seller accounts that proceeded to fleece buyers for large sums of money. As reported here, attackers would use credentials harvested from other breaches to take over the account, then either simply redirect funds to their own deposit account or create lots of fake…

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Tags: amazon fraud leak password scam two-factor authentication Wall Street Journal WSJ

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April 8, 2017 admin

The top 5 dumbest cyber threats that work anyway

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2017 15:00:23 +0000

The common conception of cyber attacks is kind of like bad weather: ranging from irritating to catastrophic, but always unpredictable. Hackers are simply too sophisticated to draw any reliable judgments on and we shouldn’t try. As it turns out, some hackers are fairly predictable in their successful use of really dumb attacks.

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March 31, 2017 admin

It’s tax scam time

Credit to Author: David Emm| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 16:09:46 +0000

Many people now do their taxes online, and cybercriminals see that as a huge opportunity to make money with phishing schemes.

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March 30, 2017 admin

Tech support scammers and their banking woes

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:00:54 +0000

We all know about tech support scams by this point. Unfortunately for the scammers, banks know this as well, making it quite difficult at times to maintain an account to store the criminal’s ill-gotten gains. So how does the enterprising criminal cash out with your money? Let’s take a look.

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