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If you have received text message about your Apple ID expiring soon don’t click the link in the text — New Phishing Scam Steals ID and Passwords of Apple users Apple users have always remained under the hammer of scammers and cyber criminals. Probably these malicious actors envy Apple users a lot and thus, keep launching […]
Today when I was checking my Inbox I got this mail from Service Paypal saying that, ” Your account has been limited until we hear from you.”. And when I open the mail it seems to be a phishing page from hackers to steal my login details. So how do you find a spam/phishing mail from […]
A new variant of Ransomware, Ransom32, uses JavaScript to ease the process of attacking use systems with Ransomware and cause problems. Ransomware has been the thorn in systems all over the world, be it personal computers or other systems, even those belonging to police departments. Ransomware is a malicious program that takes control over a […]
Each day we hear about new phishing attacks being carried out by hackers or scammers and despite the continuing awareness from multiple sources and media platforms regarding these attacks, there are still people who continue to fall victim to such attacks. For this very reason, in this article, we will be providing you with all […]
A recent Facebook phishing scam asks users on the social media giant to verify their page because a suspected page forgery was detected — However, it’s a sophisticated scam. Facebook and phishing scams have an ultimate connection for life. Every day thousands of users around the world lose their accounts due to lack of awareness about such […]
FireEye Threat Intelligence analysts have discovered a new phishing attack carried by a Chinese group using legitimate service like dropbox. Analysts found the cyber group (which is unnamed at the moment but some researchers term them as “admin@338”) sending emails with links to dropbox containing documents. The documents in reality were having payload malware known […]
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 […]
Economist’s anti-ad blocking analytics service got hacked on 31st October (company’s officials didn’t disclose until 5th November) and the exposed site made users download a malware into their systems. The Economist runs a service for publishers that provides statistics on the percentage of users reading their content with ad blocking services on their site. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The purpose of this scam message is to steal Google Account Login credentials. Users are urged to click on a fake link that leads to a rogue Google Account login page — When users submit their login details, scammers collect it to hijack their genuine Google accounts. A fake message has been doing the rounds […]
Studies show women are more vulnerable to phishing scams than men and same has happened with Vivian Gabb who told media how she was sent a “phishing email” by scammers and was conned to give away her life savings. According to Get Safe Online, an internet safety advice, over 51% of UK citizens have been the […]
Back in the month of January, one of the most popular bitcoin exchange namely BitStamp was hacked which resulted in the stealing of over 19,000 bitcoins, worth about $5 million during that time. BitStamp is a European bitcoin exchange company and is officially registered in the United Kingdom. Recently a new document has been surfaced […]
The problem with Facebook is thousands of active phishing scams but the social media giant has partnered with popular security software developer firm Kaspersky so that users could identify and remove malware from their computers. Malware basically is used as an umbrella term as it includes all sorts of computer infections and viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, […]
Another day, another Facebook phishing scam — The email claims to be sent by Facebook Team and warns recipients that they have 24 hours to reconfirm their account details to avoid permanent deletion from the social network. Facebook is in the news again and so is its Security because a threatening email titled “Last Warning” […]
Another day, another Facebook phishing scam — Facebook users must be cautious since a new phishing scam message is circulating on the social network. A new phishing scam message titled “Forbidden Content” has been circulating across Facebook timelines nowadays. According to this, forbidden content and mistrustful activity has been identified on your Facebook account. The […]
Facebook timelines nowadays are displaying a new phishing scam message with the title “Here’s the Link HeHe.” The text of this scam message varies in all its versions because if one message asks you to check out a “foolish movieclip,” then the other asks to check out a “silly woman,” whereas in some the users […]