I would be the last one to provide scammers with good ideas, but as a security provider, sometimes we need to think like criminals to stay ahead in the race.<\/p>\n
Recently, the US Postal Service (USPS) announced that it would suspend inbound packages from China and Hong Kong until further notice. That further notice, it turned out, was very short indeed, with the USPS announcing on February 5 that the interruption in service would itself be disrupted\u2014packages were once again approved to enter the country. But the whiplash announcements, the second of which was dropped with little fanfare<\/a>, have caused confusion.<\/p>\n So, there is an opportunity for scammers to exploit that confusion and uncertainty. Let me spell out how:<\/p>\n Scammers are always looking to make money over other people\u2019s backs. They will usually enter some kind of urgency into their messaging, like a time before which you have to respond. This is a good indicator because they don\u2019t want you to think things through before you act.<\/p>\n It\u2019s best not to respond to any of these attempts, to avoid letting scammers know that someone is reading their attempts. It will likely cause an increase in spam and other attempts.<\/p>\n Depending on how the scam reaches you and what it is after, there are several ways to stay safe.<\/p>\n And please report fraud attempts with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)<\/a>, so others can be warned about common scams.<\/p>\n We don\u2019t just report on phone security\u2014we provide it<\/strong><\/p>\n Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep threats off your mobile devices by\u00a0downloading Malwarebytes for iOS<\/a>, and Malwarebytes for Android<\/a> today.<\/p>\n\n
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