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“I’ll miss him so much” Facebook scam uses BBC branding to lure victims

Malwarebytes

When you follow the posted link, which is a Facebook permalink to a post made by what is probably a compromised account, you’ll see a fake BBC news item about a fatal road accident. These pop-ups can lead visitors to potentially unwanted programs , adware , and fraudulent sites. Update your browser regularly.

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Apple Fixes Zero-Day Flaws in Unscheduled iOS Update – Here’s How to Patch

Hot for Security

In other words, successful exploitation of either bug may enable a bad actor to run malware on unpatched iDevices and steal data (including passwords or financial information), impersonate the user by performing account takeover, etc. How to patch now.

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How to stay safe from cybercriminals and avoid data breaches 

IT Security Guru

It can affect you mentally and financially, and an 100% unhackable device or account necessitates taking precautionary measures. . Secure your accounts with complex passwords. This method works because many people set ordinary and easy-to-remember passwords, often using the same one for multiple accounts.

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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Krebs on Security

The service, which accepts PayPal, Bitcoin and all major credit cards, is aimed primarily at enterprises engaged in repetitive, automated activity that often results in an IP address being temporarily blocked — such as data scraping, or mass-creating new accounts at some service online. Which hints at a possible BOTNET. “Online[.]io

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Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season

Malwarebytes

Most of the tax-related attacks follow a few tried and true methods: A phishing email or scam call from someone purporting to be from the IRS, or an accountant offering to help you get a big refund. Many search hijackers in this family also use notifications, which qualifies them as adware. Identity theft is not to be taken lightly.

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3 Companies that Help SMBs to Improve Their Cybersecurity

Hacker Combat

They are misrepresenting official tracing accounts via emails. Perimeter 81 is designed to streamline cloud and application access, secure network, and provides an SDP service to address the VPN replacement use case. Prevents Adware – A computer virus-like adware fills your computer with various promotions or ads.

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What is Digital Identity?

Identity IQ

The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). VPNs are encrypted connections that link your device to a remote server. A common example is phishing.