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Padlocks, Phishing and Privacy; The Value Proposition of a VPN

Troy Hunt

I also know that when ANZ updated their app a couple of years ago, they pushed it out by asking people to click on an insecure link that looked just like a phishing attack: Whoa - @ANZ_AU - this is *really* bad form sending an email asking people to download software by clicking an insecure link to a URL shorter then redirecting to an Adobe address.

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9 Possible Ways Hackers Can Use Public Wi-Fi to Steal Your Sensitive Data

Security Affairs

While they can’t directly read your password, they can still download malware or gather enough information to steal your identity. Shoulder-Surfing Sometimes, the simplest scams are the most effective. DNS Spoofing DNS (Domain Name System) is like the internet’s phone book, translating domain names into IP addresses.

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Endpoint security for Mac: 3 best practices

Malwarebytes

Use a DNS filter to stop web-based attacks. Instead of file-based malware, a lot of Mac users get attacked with adware and PUPs that are typically delivered through a number of web-based scams. That’s where DNS filtering comes in. Learn more about the ways DNS filtering can save your business from cyberattacks.

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Explorations in the spam folder–Holiday Edition

Cisco Security

We’ve investigated this folder once before, showcasing a variety of scams. This level of activity makes it all the more important to be aware of these scams. By far, the largest category of spam we saw were surveys scams. Image 1 – Survey scam emails. Image 2 – Holiday-themed survey scams. A word of caution.

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Why SMBs are Under Attack by Ransomware

Webroot

Murray cites the availability of ransomware kits on the dark web that anyone can download and figure out how to launch. Businesses easily fall for these scams because, with so many invoices and payments occurring on a daily basis, it’s easy to slip a fake one in.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. If a user gets on the hook, they are redirected to a landing page or prompted to download an ostensibly innocuous file.

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Nigerian Tesla: 419 scammer gone malware distributor unmasked

Malwarebytes

It contained a link to a file sharing site that downloads an archive containing an executable file. cassandra.pw (Code Protector) esco.pw (office document protection) monovm hostwinds.com firevps dynu 4server.su (VPS and dedicated servers) dnsomatic.com cloudns.net (DNS services) spam-lab.su pw accounts, various scams).

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