Cash App Flip Scams Make Big Promises Using Your Money
Peer-to-peer payment (P2P) systems have exploded in popularity, with more than 113 million users estimated in the U.S. alone...
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Job Emails Offer Job Seekers New Malware
Even though the unemployment rate isn’t so bad right now, there are still those who can’t resist taking advantage of job seekers...
Amazon “Free Stuff” Brushing Scam Makes Victims Pay The Price
Open your front door and there they are, boxes from Amazon you weren’t expecting. The thought of getting free stuff might give...
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...
AI-Generated Phishing — The Security Landscape Changes
Phishing scams, the scourge of businesses everywhere, are getting a facelift thanks to generative AI. Already the reason for 90%...
Beware! Coyote Malware Hiding in Financial Apps
There's a new banking Trojan on the rise with some fresh tricks up its sleeve. It's called Coyote and so far, 61 banking apps...
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...
Your Social Security Statement Gives Hackers Full Control of Your Computer
A recent social engineering scam has been reported by Malwarebytes using the Social Security Administration (SSA) and it could...
PayPal Passwords Up for Sale—Again
If your PayPal Password wasn’t included in any of the previous lists that were snatched up from a data breach, it’s likely it is...
Apple Patches Dangerous Zero-Day—Update Now!
Heads up, Apple users—this one’s a seriously bad apple that can truly ruin the whole bunch. The company just rushed out a patch...
Credit Monitoring vs Credit Freeze
Have you been offered credit monitoring because of a data breach? Will credit monitoring alone safeguard you against identity...
Time's Up For Windows 10: The End Of Security Updates
It’s coming soon! A major security event affecting hundreds of millions of computers worldwide comes to fruition in October...