phishing
Bitcoin scammers phish for wallet recovery codes on Twitter
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| Cryptocurrency scammers are on the prowl for wallet recovery phrases, under the pretence of trying to be helpful.
Categories: Social engineering Tags: bitcoincryptocoinNFTphishphishingrecoveryrecovery phrasesecure phrasesocial mediatwitterwallet |
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A week in security (March 29 – April 4)
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| A roundup of the previous week’s security news, from March 29 to April 4.
Categories: A week in security Tags: “i accidentally reported you”“i accidentally reported you” scama week in securityandoirdblog recapbooking.com.credential stuffingdosfacebookfake investment adsfraudlock and codelock and code podcastnpmpassword bookphishingpodcastprivacyPYSAPYSA ransomwareransomwareromance scamscamsocial mediasolarwindssteam scamVPNsweekly blog roundup |
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The human impact of a Royal Mail phishing scam
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| We look at the impact of a Royal Mail phishing scam as described by the victim, caught out not once but twice by the scammers.
Categories: Scams Tags: accountbankbankingphishphishingroyal mailscamsmsvictim |
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A week in security (March 15 – 21)
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| A roundup of the previous week’s news, from March 15 to March 21.
Categories: A week in security Tags: a week in securityfakemalwarephishingpodcastsecuritysecurity round upsocial mediatwitter |
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Resident Evil 8 just the latest game plagued by fake demos and early access scams
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| We look at the rise in video game scams promising early access to upcoming titles, but delivering nothing but phishing and malware
Categories: Scams Tags: Betabiomutantconsolescyberpunk 2077early accessfakefar crygamesgamingmalwarepcphishphishingresident evilscamvideo gamesvillage |
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Report reveals the staggering scale of Business Email Compromise losses
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| A new report from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), shows that businesses lost $1.8 billion to BEC scams in 2020.
Categories: Business Tags: becBusiness Email CompromiseEACemail account compromiseIC3Internet Crime Complaint Centerphishingransomware |
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FBI warns of increase in PYSA ransomware attacks targeting education
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| Big-game ransomware, PYSA (AKA Mespinoza) is targeting educational institutions in the US and UK.
Categories: AwarenessRansomware Tags: CERT FrancefbiFBI PSAMazeMega.nzMespinozaphishingpsaPYSA ransomwareransomwarerdpremote desktop protocolrevilryukSodinokibityposquatting |
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Royal Mail scam says your parcel is waiting for delivery
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| We take a look at an SMS phishing messages which claims to have a parcel for you, with an unpaid shipping fee.
Categories: Scams Tags: deliveryfakepackageparcelphishphishingroyal mailscamsmstext |
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Defending online anonymity and speech with Eva Galperin: Lock and Code S02E03
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| On Lock and Code, we talk to Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity for EFF, about the importance of defending online anonymity and speech.
Categories: Podcast Tags: APTCDA 230EFFElectronic Frontier FoundationEva Galperinlock and codemalwareonline anonymityonline speechphishphishingpodcastSection 230Section 230 of the Communications Decency Actsecure |
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