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A new phishing scam has surfaced on the web via Facebook in the form of a message titled “Attempts to Export Opengraph File.” This alleged security warning purports to be sent by Facebook. The message informs you that you have tried several times to export your opengraph file through an illegal application. The message also […]
Another day — Another PayPal Phishing scam! There’s an email claiming that PayPal is considering a payment reversal. Allegedly, a payment was made without the account holder’s consent that seems like a transaction error. What happens is that in order to respond to PayPal’s request for information, user are asked to click a login link to […]
A couple of months ago we reported how [linked url=”https://www.hackread.com/app-store-phishing-email-stealing-apple-user-credentials/”]an app store phishing email is stealing Apple user credentials[/linked]. Now a government of Vietnam domain belonging to its Tam Ky City was found redirecting visitors to another compromised domain asking them to login with their Apple IDs. The domain hosting the phishing page was anphutamky.gov.vn, redirecting users to a […]
Dropbox users beware — Cyber criminals are targeting Dropbox users with a fake email, asking them to click on a link to download urgent and highly confidential documents. This email is about clicking on a link redirecting victims to ‘urgent and highly confidential’ documents using the Dropbox app. It also guides users to click on a ‘Dropbox‘ […]
A fake email supposedly sent by ‘Apple Genius Assistance’ informs that users need to review their Apple ID information within 2 days because Apple wants to perform account verification as per “KYC legislation.” Don’t fall for it — It’s a phishing scam. Another day another phishing scam. An email titled Apple KYC Validation has been […]
‘Discontinue Support’—Latest Phishing Scam Targeting Microsoft Outlook Users. An email is being circulated by cybercriminals that appears to be sent by Outlook.com team informing users that on 11th May 2015, MS Outlook will be discontinuing “support on your account and security.” The message is nothing else but another crude phishing attempt. The email warns users […]
Yahoo users receiving another Phishing Scam — The Yahoo Account Confirmation Email is fake! A new email titled Yahoo Account Confirmation has surfaced on the internet which appears to have been sent from Yahoo. It says that the account you own has security issues and therefore, you need to click on the “Authentication Page” button for […]
A new email that has been targeting PayPal users states that the company is examining a payment reversal regarding Apple and user’s account has been restricted “due to login from an unknown device.” The email informs that user needs to click a “Login Now” button for resolving the problem. In reality, PayPal isn’t the sender […]
Researcher dedicated to debunking hoaxes and exposing scams, have discovered a phishing scam doing rounds on the Facebook. It comes as a “Copyright Violation” message, supposedly from the Facebook Support Team and asks the users to click on a link to verify the page. It warns that failure to verify within 48 hours may result […]