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Is It Time to Freeze Your Credit? What to Know

Identity Theft

Is It Time to Freeze Your Credit? What to Know

With an abundance of scams and data breaches exposing our sensitive information, it doesn’t take much for a criminal to cobble together an identity profile and ruin a victim’s finances. That’s why more people every day are placing a credit freeze on their financial accounts. The question now is, should you? According to a study, identity fraud cost Americans $43 billion last year. An empty bank account, unexpected credit card purchases, and bills for accounts you never opened are signs something is wrong, so don’t wait to act. READ FULL STORY

Your Security

New NFC Scam Gives Your Card Info Away With a Tap
By: Jim Stickley and Tina Davis
June 9, 2025

Just when you thought tapping your card or phone to pay was the safest and easiest way to get through the day, along comes a new scam using SuperCard X malware—and it’s slicker than…well, anything you can think of that’s really slick. This one uses NFC (near-field communication), the same technology behind contactless payments (think tapping your payment card or using digital wallets), to quietly rip off your banking info without you even realizing it. READ FULL STORY

Critical Malware Threat Targets Gmail and Outlook

Your Security

Critical Malware Threat Targets Gmail and Outlook

Recently, a critical email threat targeting Gmail and Outlook users has come to light. Security researchers have identified malware campaigns distributing VIP Keylogger and 0bj3ctivityStealer threats, which can compromise these users. They are designed to steal PII and other information by gathering keystrokes and taking screenshots. HP Wolf Security is warning of a malware threat that hides inside images that are delivered to the inboxes of Gmail and Outlook users. READ FULL STORY
Is That Email Alert From Google Security Or Is It Phishing?

Scams & Phishing

Is That Email Alert From Google Security Or Is It Phishing?

These days, scam emails are getting tougher to spot. This is especially true with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and the like. And now, Google is in the hot seat with a spotlight on email phishing. Bad actors are sending these emails signed by Google and look 100% legitimate. Hackers are exploiting two Google vulnerabilities allowing them to phish using Google’s name. A closer look at this phishing scam will help you tell the difference going forward. READ FULL STORY
Money Mule Scams Are More Common Than You Would Expect

Education

Money Mule Scams Are More Common Than You Would Expect

A money mule scam is when someone sends money to you and asks you to send a portion of it to someone else. They often ask you to use gift cards or wire transfers. The money they are providing you is likely stolen. Drug trafficking and human tracking are also common sources of the money, and they're lying about the reason they need you to send it. The relationship, job, prize or other reason they use is not real and they are only using you to launder money.  READ FULL STORY

Mobile Security

Overlays For Androids For Criminal Convenience
By: Jim Stickley and Tina Davis
June 5, 2025

Android Overlays are a powerful feature in the Android operating system. Theses allow apps to display content over other apps or over the system user interfaces. Ultimately this results in the user experience being more, well, user-friendly. So why is it important? This is useful in many ways, such as for displaying persistent notifications, those cheeky Android chat heads that float around the screen, or for using accessibility features. But those handy capabilities can also be misused by cybercriminals to create deceptive interfaces, tricking you. READ FULL STORY

Avoiding Peer To Peer Payment Scams

Mobile Security

Avoiding Peer To Peer Payment Scams

Peer to Peer (P2P) payment networks like Zelle, PayPal,­ and CashApp have taken the world by storm, and “Pay Yourself” scams are a result. Avoiding these scams means knowing one when you see it, and how to navigate safely around it. These scams are phishing attacks at their foundations, and they typically begin with a scammer impersonating your financial institution. Using email text or phone, their urgent message is about a fraud alert on your account, and they’re here to help. Once you bite, you’ll get a call from the scammer. READ FULL STORY
Phishing Scam Falsely Claims Google Subpoena Access to Your Email

Scams & Phishing

Phishing Scam Falsely Claims Google Subpoena Access to Your Email

Google has been in the news a lot lately…and we mean A LOT. We’ve seen browser extension warnings, password recovery warnings, a slick scam that claims to be from Google Technical Support, and several others. Now, a new phishing scam is making the rounds, targeting users with alarming messages that claim Google has received a subpoena to access their email account. It’s getting difficult to keep up with all of these. This scam uses Google’s own tools to make it even more realistic and to allow the emails to bypass authentication checks and still land in your in box, rather than your spam box. READ FULL STORY
Avoiding Popup Pain from Malicious Chrome Extensions

Scams & Phishing

Avoiding Popup Pain from Malicious Chrome Extensions

There are highly malicious browser extensions making the rounds and affecting Google Chrome and its users. Researchers at SquareX found just one click on these extensions lets cybercriminals clean out password managers, banking info, crypto wallets, and other sensitive data. Until Google protects against this latest hack, it’s every user’s responsibility to protect themselves. According to SquareX, a vulnerability in the way Chrome is built allows this particular hack to thrive. READ FULL STORY
Ways To See If Your Data Has Been Stolen

Education

Ways To See If Your Data Has Been Stolen

With all the data breaches, whether by intrusion or accident lately, it’s likely your information was exposed somehow to someone you didn’t intend. After all, the marketing company Exactis, exposed hundreds of traits on us in 350 million records. Yahoo let out email addresses and passwords on billions of people, and of course who can forget the massive breach of Equifax just last year. There is a lot of information that gets leaked on us and the more the bad actors have on us, the more targeted their phishing campaigns can be. Checking on whether or not your data is available in the underground can help you mitigate any fraud or identity theft. READ FULL STORY
Mobile Banking Apps Continue To Be A Hi Value Target For Cybercriminals

Mobile Security

Mobile Banking Apps Continue To Be A Hi Value Target For Cybercriminals

It’s that time of year when organizations that track cybersecurity stats and other information start to release their results. And to no one’s surprise, mobile banking has been under attack in 2021. The Nokia 2021 Threat Intelligence Report found the cybercriminals’ desire to steal your banking credentials has ramped up throughout the year by logging your keystrokes, taking screenshots, trying to snag those two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, and using overlays. There’s no lack of trying to get your confidential information…and your money. READ FULL STORY
Securing Your Online Banking Accounts – Phishing Red Flags

Scams & Phishing

Securing Your Online Banking Accounts – Phishing Red Flags

As we saw in Part One, creating secure passwords for your online financial accounts is the first step to protecting them. Knowing how to spot the red flags of email phishing when you see them is another essential security step to take. Phishing is the most prevalent cybercrime in the U.S. It’s also the most used tool for stealing financial account information, opening the door to further financial crimes. Should a criminal access your account, they can open credit card accounts, get government benefits and tax refunds, and take out loans. Knowing all the red flags of phishing lets you catch them before they hook you. READ FULL STORY
Spam Filters Won’t Save You All The Time

Scams & Phishing

Spam Filters Won’t Save You All The Time

Anti-spam filters are certainly a great tool for eliminating the barrage of unwanted email messages. However, those shouldn’t be the only ones in the security toolbox. Frankly, because as good as they are becoming, they’re still not catching all of the messages. Yes, anti-phishing measures are still improving, but as with most things in life, they aren’t 100% effective. In fact, the cybercriminals who phish us are getting better faster than those tools. READ FULL STORY
Evil Doers Trick Travelers with Their Evil Twins

Your Security

Evil Doers Trick Travelers with Their Evil Twins

It’s a growing trend worldwide, but it’s not an October treat. While it’s now being mentioned under perhaps a new and fancy name, it is still an old tried and true trick for cybercriminals. Only now, it’s getting easier and more lucrative for those with little technical savvy and can in turn net a perpetrator a really nice payday. And like identical twins playing a prank, these evil-doers make an evil twin of a legitimate network; and those just wanting the free Wi-Fi access will never know they’ve been conned. READ FULL STORY




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