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FBI Warns Your Wi-Fi May Not Be Just Yours Anymore

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FBI Warns Your Wi-Fi May Not Be Just Yours Anymore

Your home internet connection might be quietly working a second job, and not for you. The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are hijacking everyday devices like routers, smart TVs, phones, and even digital picture frames to mask illegal activity. Known as residential proxy networks, these schemes can make it look like crimes are coming from your home and could get you into trouble. Here’s what that means, how it happens, and how to shut it down. READ FULL STORY

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Gmail “Protection” Tool Turns Your Browser Against You
By: Jim Stickley and Tina Davis
July 28, 2026

It looks like a routine security check. It sounds like Google. It even walks you through “protecting” your account step by step. But according to Malwarebytes, this convincing scam is doing the exact opposite—quietly siphoning off your contacts, location, and even login codes. With up to 1.8 billion Gmail users potentially in the crosshairs, here’s how this digital disguise works and why a simple click could open the door to your entire online life. READ FULL STORY

Don’t Give Email Permissions To Bogus Upgrade App

Scams & Phishing

Don’t Give Email Permissions To Bogus Upgrade App

Email phishing campaigns involve a variety of hacker goals, most of which want you to install some type of malware on your device. Now there’s a new phishing campaign making the rounds that involves Microsoft Office 365 users and a bad actor with a fake app called “Upgrade.” The app asks for control over your email account and the authorizations and permissions that go with it. Recently, Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team sent a tweet warning this campaign is now targeting hundreds of organizations. READ FULL STORY
Malware Upgrades Attack On Banking Customers

Scams & Phishing

Malware Upgrades Attack On Banking Customers

A banking malware is making its way through the Americas and North America could be next. BBTok banking malware first discovered in 2020 is back on the scene with significant upgrades. One of the advancements tricks users into supplying sensitive banking information through phishing links and bogus web pages. BBTok's victim list is rapidly growing, with the threat actors suspected of being from Brazil. But you can be sure, it isn't only a threat there. READ FULL STORY
Senior Scams—When Elder Fraud Gets Personal

Scams & Phishing

Senior Scams—When Elder Fraud Gets Personal

Last year in the U.S., nearly two-thirds of scam victims were seniors. Whether family, friend or neighbor, many of us know a senior citizen. But one thing many of us don’t know is how vulnerable they are to cybercrime. The FBI reports those aged 60+ are potential victims of a nearly $3.5 billion criminal scheme to defraud this at-risk group, and it’s only getting worse. The reasons behind the attacks are simple. It's about money and trust. READ FULL STORY

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Gmail Tech Support Exposes New Threats From AI
By: Jim Stickley and Tina Davis
July 24, 2026

A significant cybersecurity breach involving Gmail raised alarms across the tech community late in 2024. Hackers leveraged advanced AI techniques to create a sophisticated scheme involving account recovery phishing emails that were nearly indistinguishable from legitimate communications. And, to make it even more believable, they were followed up with a phone call from a “Gmail tech support person,” throwing everyone a phishing curveball. READ FULL STORY

Before You Unsubscribe, Know This First

Scams & Phishing

Before You Unsubscribe, Know This First

Bad actors are everywhere these days, and now they’re behind the latest “unsubscribe” email phishing scam. We all know how invasive spam emails are, and keeping them from flooding your inbox is but a dream. And now, clicking the unsubscribe button is a devious way to infect your device with malware.  Hackers are now setting up bogus “Unsubscribe” buttons that can really frustrate you. Fortunately, there is some help. Here’s what you need to know. READ FULL STORY
Hi, It’s Not Me: It's a 148% Rise in Impersonation Scams

Scams & Phishing

Hi, It’s Not Me: It's a 148% Rise in Impersonation Scams

Impersonation scams have exploded—and we’re not talking about your buddy doing a bad Elvis impression. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s latest 2025 Trends in Identity report, these scams have shot up a whopping 148% and are now the most-reported identity crime. The scammers? They’re posing as banks, tech support reps, and even your own family. The scary part? They’re convincing—way too convincing. Sadly, there is no shortage of examples of these. READ FULL STORY
Invoice Phishing’s Hidden Agenda

Scams & Phishing

Invoice Phishing’s Hidden Agenda

There’s a not-so-new cybercrime hitting inboxes everywhere and it’s using phishing invoices to install a variety of malware, including an info-stealer. While some of us regularly get invoices in our inbox for this or that, we should all be aware of this invoice-themed phishing attack that’s likely to show up to collect payment in your email soon. This invoice phishing attack, like most others, takes advantage of something we cannot avoid: Being human. READ FULL STORY
Home Title Theft May Make Your Home No Longer Your Home

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Home Title Theft May Make Your Home No Longer Your Home

Imagine waking up to learn your home is no longer your home. No one broke in and held you hostage to get it, no one served you paperwork to get out, but suddenly you discover that the name on the deed to your property is no longer yours and no actual legal transfer took place. No broken windows. No moving trucks in the driveway. However, paperwork appears that says it’s no longer yours. But your home is no longer your home. What may have happened is deed fraud. READ FULL STORY
Typosquatting And Fake Pop-ups Detailed

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Video Icon Typosquatting And Fake Pop-ups Detailed

Cyber criminals continue to update how they target and attack people and organizations.  In this video you will learn about ransomware, a favorite of cyber criminals and a common way systems become infected.  In addition, you will learn about new cyber extortion techniques that will become far more popular in the near future. With a little research and a cautious approach to links and attachments, chances are you can avoid being a victim of cybercrime. READ FULL STORY
Keeping Your Information More Private and Out of the Hands of Attackers

Identity Theft

Keeping Your Information More Private and Out of the Hands of Attackers

It’s no secret, especially after the recent revelation of the NPD breach, that our information is everywhere online. This is true whether we intentionally allowed it or not. There are numerous websites that collect information about us and post it online. Many are “people search” sites. If you’ve ever looked up an unfamiliar phone number, some of these likely showed up. Well-known lookup sites have all kinds of information on all of us. The challenge is to keep this information from making you a victim of a phishing attack or identity theft. READ FULL STORY
Are Your Old Accounts Leaving the Door Open for Hackers?

Education

Are Your Old Accounts Leaving the Door Open for Hackers?

We all have them, those online accounts you signed up for once and never thought about again. Maybe it was a recipe site you tried years ago, a store where you bought a gift and never revisited, or a social media profile you forgot you even made. What most people don’t realize is that these abandoned or unused accounts are like a treasure chest for cybercriminals, just waiting to be looted. Once bad actors get into one of these old accounts, they can use the information they find there. READ FULL STORY




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