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Google sponsored ads malvertising targets password manager

Malwarebytes

Now, our researchers found that the malvertising campaigns via Google Ads are not just about software downloads and scams. They also include a much more direct way to get at your login credentials by phishing for users of popular password managers such as 1Password. In which case you will have to retrieve it.

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8 Ways to Protect Yourself against Scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Adam Levin

of all reports to the BBB Scam Tracker “were online purchase scams, up from 24.3% of those consumers lost money due to those scams, up from 71.2% A BBB survey conducted in August found that the majority of these scammed consumers made purchases for which they never received products. On top of that, 80.5% Bottom line.

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Hackers Intercept USPS Workers' Paychecks in Direct Deposit Scam

SecureWorld News

More than 450 workers at the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost more than $1 million in a direct deposit scam that left postal workers without pay, angry at the USPS for not heeding warnings of the scheme, and the agency scrambling to figure out exactly what happened. This was a not an incredibly technical attack.

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How to spot and avoid a tech support scam

Malwarebytes

Scams range from unsolicited calls offering help with your “infected” computer to fully-fledged websites where you can purchase heavily over-priced versions of legitimate security software. The scams primarily emanate from call centers in South Asia, mainly India. Maybe we should be flattered, but frankly we are annoyed.

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Scammers can easily phish your multi-factor authentication codes. Here’s how to avoid it

Malwarebytes

But as security evolves, so do cybercriminals who are always looking for new ways to scam us. Phishing sites can even show up in sponsored search results, in the same way as we reported about tech support scams. Use a password manager. That’s a great thing. Malwarebytes Browser Guard can help protect you.

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Cybersecurity headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

This could spell trouble, as hackers can easily hijack an account to publish scam related campaigns, hate speech, biased political statements and what not. The post Cybersecurity headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Third is the news related to cybercrime and might interest the male folks!

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Personal Cybersecurity Concerns for 2023

Security Through Education

Not too long ago, many of us thought that cybersecurity was something for corporations to worry about. What are some personal cybersecurity concerns for 2023? Impersonation Scams. Although BEC attacks may be targeted at business, they can also be used to scam individual people. The Internet of Things.