Webroot

APRIL 11, 2025

Thats why each year, the IRS releases its list of Dirty Dozen Tax Scams. Common tax scams to watch out for in 2025 IRS Impersonation: The most common type of tax fraud starts with a phone call, text or email. Its easy to avoid these scams by remembering this important tip – the first time the IRS contacts you, it will be by U.S.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

This month, take advantage of all that NCPW offers, including access to free tools and information that can help you identify and prevent online scams, fraud, and identity theft. How to protect yourself and your data Smart ways to secure your devices Strong passwords – Make them long, random, and unique.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In this blog post, we take a look at how criminals are abusing Bing and stay under the radar at the same time while also bypassing advanced security features such as two-factor authentication. The idea is about creating content that looks real, like a blog, but with malicious intent (monetization or other).

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2025

Fuel for other malware and scam campaigns Indicators of Compromise Overview Online criminals are targeting individuals and businesses that advertise via Google Ads by phishing them for their credentials ironically via fraudulent Google ads. Reddit ) Be aware of fake google page, clicked by accident ( Reddit ) Warning! Printer problems?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

This blog post was co-authored with Elie Berreby, Senior SEO Strategist Criminals are highly interested in online marketing and advertising tools that they can leverage as part of their ongoing malware campaigns. We have diligently reported the malicious ads to Google.

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Zero Day

JUNE 26, 2025

Also: How Avast's free AI-powered Scam Guardian protects you from online con artists According to Kaspersky, the malware targets iOS and Android devices. This spy, likely connected to the infamous SparkCat data stealer that emerged earlier this year, focuses on sensitive data, such as seed phrases for crypto wallets.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 16, 2025

The stolen information was then used in social engineering scams that tricked users into giving away their crypto. These insiders abused their access to customer support systems to steal the account data for a small subset of customers, Coinbase said in a blog post. No passwords, private keys, or customer funds were accessed.

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Hacker's King

MAY 24, 2025

Credential-based attacks include usernames, passwords, and tokens. In simpler terms, phishing scams, brute force attacks, and MFA bypass techniques. In this blog, we'll delve into the attack vectors and their intricate workings alongside evolving tactics used to safeguard data.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

When admins choose ‘Run as Administrator’ mode, they’ll now be prompted to authenticate with a password, PIN, or other methods, rather than just clicking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. MORE A new Android security feature warns of potential scam calls… MORE A malware campaign in Switzerland circulated infected QR codes via letter.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality. Password Manager Ensures your passwords are strong and secure, while also making them easy to access and manage. Password Manager Helps you securely store and manage your login credentials.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By using AI to compose phishing messages, bad actors can avoid many of the telltale signs that indicate a scam, such as spelling and grammar errors and awkward phrasing. They can also automate sending these messages to reach a wider audience of targets and increase their payout.

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Responsible Cyber

MARCH 2, 2025

Many users reuse passwords across platforms, and a breach in one forgotten subscription service can lead to credential stuffing attackswhere hackers use stolen login details to access other accounts, like your email or bank. These scams trick users into entering login credentials or payment details on fake websites.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2024

They lure crypto users to scam sites and Telegram bots under various guises, and add crypto-stealing functionality to infostealers and banking Trojans. Stealers and drainers to see a rise in their promotion as services on the dark web Cryptocurrencies have been a prime target for cybercriminals for years.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 1, 2025

You may also like to read: Instagram Hacked: Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Account Ways to Secure Your Twitter Account Set a Strong Password - Setting a strong password is the very first step to secure your Twitter account. Beware of Phishing Scams: Phishing scams are scams that create a sense of trust in users' minds.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 7, 2025

Even common internet frauds like romance scams, also have different outcomes based on gender. These types of scams involve someone pretending to be interested in a romantic relationship, gaining their victims trust before manipulating them into sending money or sharing personal data.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Its a top-end, true all-in-one offering based on a new platform that combines antivirus, password manager, identity protection, VPN, backup, and parental controls. Password managers generate strong, unique passwords and simplify their use, protecting you and saving time by automatically filling in credentials for website and app logins.

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Webroot

JUNE 17, 2025

Phishing scams: Phishing scams that target travel-related platforms are on the rise. In 2024, the travel website booking.com reported a 500%-900% increase in travel-related phishing scams. This rise was attributed to the large number of scams using AI, making it easier for criminals to mimic trusted sources.

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Webroot

MAY 5, 2025

By understanding the target’s interests, behaviors, and communication patterns, AI can craft messages that appear more legitimate and relevant, increasing the likelihood of the target falling for the scam. The post AI-enabled phishing attacks on consumers: How to detect and protect appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

Beside stealing usernames, passwords and circumventing two factor authentication, we identified malicious code capable of performing additional nefarious actions unbeknownst to the victim. This is usually a sound practice, but as we have documented it on this blog many times, URLs within ads can be spoofed also.

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BH Consulting

MAY 28, 2025

When employees know how to protect data and are shown how to spot probable scams, it goes a long way to preventing security incidents and stopping confidential or sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands. One classic piece of cybersecurity advice is not to share passwords with anyone else. Ethics and AI: just a mirage?

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Webroot

JULY 21, 2025

Some of these scams are directly aimed at children, including a rash of fake school emails designed to steal sensitive personal information. Since more than 80% of data breaches start with stolen passwords, it’s more important than ever that your children use strong passwords that are difficult to crack. The good news?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2019

site that helps him manage more than 500 scam properties and interactions with up to 100 (soon-to-be-scammed) “guests” looking to book the fake listings. The Land Lordz administrative panel for a scammer who’s running dozens of Airbnb scams in the United Kingdom. The price is € 250 + €500 secure deposit.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2021

One financial startup that’s targeting the gig worker market is offering up to $500 to anyone willing to hand over the payroll account username and password given to them by their employer, plus a regular payment for each month afterwards in which those credentials still work. This ad, from workplaceunited[.]com,

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” In the first week of September, Groove posted on its darknet blog nearly 500,000 login credentials for customers of Fortinet VPN products, usernames and passwords that could be used to remotely connect to vulnerable systems. Sometime in the last week, Groove’s darknet blog disappeared. Maybe sell it?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. In August 2020, KrebsOnSecurity warned about a marked increase in large corporations being targeted in sophisticated voice phishing or “vishing” scams. and 11:00 p.m.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 30, 2021

Recently, Cofense Phishing Defense Center analysts discovered a rather unusual PayPal credential phishing scam. Phishing is a malicious technique used by cybercriminals to gather sensitive information (credit card data, usernames, and passwords, etc.) from users.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2024

This blog post was written based on research carried out by Jérôme Segura. A campaign using sponsored search results is targeting home users and taking them to tech support scams. For systems running Windows, we found visitors are redirected to tech support scam websites such as this one. Change all your passwords.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. In a blog post earlier this month, Cloudflare said it detected the account takeovers and that no Cloudflare systems were compromised. .” Image: Cloudflare.com. ” On July 28 and again on Aug.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. The script intercepts entered credentials and pass them via POST request: HTTP POST transmits login and password to script deployed on jbdelmarket[.]com: SecurityAffairs – hacking, IRS tax scam).

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In 2024, romance scams alone led to losses tallied to $3.8 Dont be wooed by too-good-to-be-true offers, online dating scams, and fraudulent websites. Stay informed about common scams and take action to stay safe. Lets stay cyber resilient this February and keep Valentines Day scam-free!

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2024

Accepting calendar invitations within the platform may now pose a serious risk to the security of user passwords. A recent Outlook vulnerability, patched in December 2023 is still hiding for unpatched users, could expose your password with just a single click. appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

A typical phishing scam aimed at a hot wallet user works as follows: hackers send email messages addressed as coming from a well-known crypto exchange and requesting the user to confirm a transaction or verify their wallet again. This is essentially the main password for the wallet. This is called a Punycode phishing attack.

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The State of Security

MAY 27, 2021

Even if you have chosen a strong, unique password for your online presence and enabled two-factor authentication it's possible that you've overlooked another way in which online criminals could commandeer your social media accounts and spam out a message to your followers. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lee was trying to scam people on Telegram. Unfortunately for us, Doug freaked out after deciding he’d been tricked — backing up his important documents, changing his passwords, and then reinstalling macOS on his computer. Image: SlowMist.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

What Are Social Engineering Scams? Thanks, Your CEO This common scenario is just one example of the many ways scammers may attempt to trick you through social engineering scams. In data breaches, cybercriminals gain unauthorized access to databases containing personal information – including names, addresses, and passwords.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Smart TV Scams: How to Avoid the Growing Threat IdentityIQ Smart TVs – such as Roku and Amazon Fire TV sticks with streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube TV – it seems like everyone has them these days. And in this case, it’s the possibility to be scammed right from your own couch. What are Smart TV Scams?

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Hackenproof, the Estonian cybersecurity company that found the data trove online, announced their discovery on their blog. Shodan’s most popular search terms include “unprotected webcams” and “routers with default passwords.” Side note: always change the default password on your devices.).

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