Old School Phone Phishing Scams Make A Comeback
Just when you think it’s safe to answer your phone, think again. With the wave of phishing scams using emails and texts (SMS) as...
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Backing Up The Fight Against Ransomware
Organizations are facing drastic increases in ransomware attacks. A report by Malwarebytes finds a 90% increase in such attacks...
Data Of 550 Million Users From 29 Databases Up For Sale On Dark Web
No different from anyone else, even hackers are sheltering in place these days. The difference is while some of us can’t work...
Microsoft Reports 1.2 M Enterprise Hacks In A Month; Keep Your Organization From Being Next
All businesses are, or should be, aware of the hacking risks they face on a daily basis. Perhaps even more important is knowing...
Your Infant's Identity For Sale On The Dark Web
We never forget about our kids. Right? They are the apples of our eyes, hold the keys to our hearts, and the greatest things...
When Hackers Get Hacked: 26 Million Heisted Payment Cards Restolen
Chalk one up for the good guys. A major underground store selling stolen payment card information for over four years has been...
Don't Let A BEC Scam Put Your Business Out Of Business
According to the FBI, the price tag of business email compromise (BEC) attacks have almost tripled since 2016. The Internet Crime...
Is iPhone Now Tracking Your Location In iOS 13.5? (The New COVID Feature)
The latest update (iOS 13.5) for your iPhone has new a location tracking feature causing many people to be afraid to apply the...
Emotet Botnets Infiltrate 61% Of Phishing Emails
The beginning of this year started out with a bang for the Emotet malware and its botnet minions. Researchers discovered the...
Windows 10 Hack - Microsoft Excel Vulnerability
Microsoft Excel is used by both business and home users. In this video Stickley shows how a vulnerability in Excel can be...
500K Zoom Users' Data Up For Sale -- Is Yours Among Them?
Recently, over 500 thousand accounts were discovered for sale (and some for free) posted in online hacker forums. Zoom, the...
BEC Attacks Skyrocket: Over $26 Billion In Damages And Growing
Using email as a weapon has been gaining steam over time. The ongoing commitment by cybercriminals to improve email phishing...