The latest Facebook scam asks users to download a video player — The price for this player is your login credentials. Facebook is gearing up itself to compete with YouTube in the online video streaming business and there’s no doubt that it is doing good but, there’s a problem with the social media giant and […]
It is easy to hack a domain and set up scams for visitors but using a government email address to run a phishing campaign is a bit odd. Recently, I received an email which of course went straight to spam. I wouldn’t care if it was a random email but, in fact, it was from a state […]
New day, new phishing attack! This time, it’s the Apple id which has been used by the attackers to steal from the innocent users. A phishing email has been discovered alerting Apple users that their Apple ID would be suspended if they do not complete a verification within time. The email further states that the […]
Hackers have again attacked PayPal but this time by making a clone site that even had an SSL certificate of the World Bank Domain. What happened is that hackers exploited a site operated by the World Bank Group and in place of the original site hosted a PayPal phishing site. What made the scam look […]
A group of researchers from Checkpoint Security firm claimed that they have breached phishing servers that were used by the Rocket Kitten. Rocket Kitten is a group of hackers who are believed to be working in cahoots with the Iranian government. Rocket Kitten came into the spotlight in April 2014 and were unmasked in May […]
The best tool for cyber criminals with limited social engineering skills is tricking users into phishing scams and it doesn’t matter if the users are on a Mac, Linux or Windows OS, and that’s what’s been going on in the scam we are about to discuss. In this phishing campaign, Comodo researchers found out that […]
PayPal has been one of the most attractive platforms for the hackers and spammers. During a recent year, PayPal users have been played around them. But, PayPal’s own security has not been a problem rather cyber criminals has been launching phishing attack on the PayPal’s users. Mind you PayPal has one of the best security layouts […]
Video gamers have found themselves the target of a new type of scam. No malware or hacking into the games rather a simple phishing scam which is filling scammers’ pockets. Scammers have been found to be sending emails to the gamers portraying themselves as the officials from the gaming companies claiming that they will take legal […]
Cyber criminals are targeting Apple users with yet another sophisticated phishing scam where users are asked to click a link for payment refund. This new phishing campaign has been disguised immaculately as an Apple Store refund information email. You will find an email in your mailbox informing you about a particular transaction that has been made in […]
Hackers are stealing eBay usernames and passwords by hosting phishing sites on eBay’s very own network. These sites appear convincing because of the fact that the fake login form is being hosted on a genuine eBay domain, ebaydesc.com. This domain is typically used to host eBay listings descriptions, which later are displayed on eBay Listings page within […]
BitPay the Atlanta-based Bitcoin payment processor had been hit by a massive phishing attack costing the company $1.8 million. Verified by the documents owned by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, in this massive con pulled by a hacker pretending to be BitPay CFO Bryan Krohn, sent fake emails from his account in December sanctioning the transfer […]
A new phishing campaign has been doing the rounds on the Internet in which hackers are using Amazon UK’s fake email message as bait to entice targeted user base for phishing attacks, a security research reveals. A blog post published by security and malware experts over at Malwarebytes blog which states that hackers are using spam email […]
In May 2015, we reported an alert to be careful of a Dropbox phishing scam, but it seems not everyone takes such scams seriously. Kathleen Calligan, the CEO of the BBB has spent a huge chunk of her entire career trying to educate consumers about the importance of internet safety, but she found out on Thursday […]
Around 150 University of Michigan employees lost sensitive information thanks to scammed emails, informs the university’s Division of Public Safety and Security. Several phishing emails were sent by scammers to the U-M community. The emails had links to unauthentic Google Form, which were designed to steal personal information. People clicked on those links and submitted […]
An email is being sent to users having the subject line ‘New Security feature’ and its sender appears to be Amazon. In this email, the company informs the recipient that a new security feature has been added and therefore, the user has to click on the provided link to update account information. The email also […]
We just got to know that a new phishing scam has started to make rounds on the popular social media network, Facebook. We expect it to spread rapidly on the Facebook and other social platforms because of its shocking headline. The phishing website looks identical to that of Facebook and features a link to some […]
Phishing may well be one of the oldest online scams in the world, but it’s also one of the most effective and commonly deployed. Here’s what to be aware of.
A PayPal phishing scam can be tricky, but don’t worry all you need to do is keep your eyes open and do what we tell you. A new email has been circulating on the web nowadays that purports to be sent by PayPal. It informs the user that the firm is changing its legal agreements and […]
The United States is now blaming the Russian hackers for hacking computers at the Pentagon. The United States military officials believe Russian hackers are behind the recent security snooping of the Pentagon’s unclassified emailing server that was being used by the Joint Chief personnel. The cyber-attack affected the emailing accounts of about 4,000 military officials, […]
Taking Advantage of Hacking Team Leak, Hackers Target Users with Adobe Phishing Email. As you know Adobe flash is a software used on numerous Mac and PC platforms. It is no wonder hackers have targeted this software to launch their phishing attacks on innocent users. A successful attack means an access to personal information for […]
Let’s Welcome the New and Upcoming Phishing Scam —“Internet Capacity Warning.” Internet users are receiving an email that claims to be sent from the “Information technology Services’ Support Department.” It informs users that their internet capacity has reached 70% and, therefore, they need to contact support department to avoid problems. A “contact us” link is […]