Webroot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In the digital age, the quest for love has moved online, but so have the fraudsters, with romance scams reaching record highs. These scams don’t just harm individuals financially and emotionally; they can also pose significant risks to businesses.

Scams 80

Scams Cryptocurrency Media Education 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Targeted Sector Vulnerabilities: Financial Services, IT, Healthcare, Education, and Government sectors have emerged as primary targets, with attackers fine-tuning their strategies to exploit specific vulnerabilities within these industries.

Phishing 121

Phishing Identity Theft Scams Malware 121

Security Through Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This time of year also brings a surge of promotional scams. With the increase of malware related scams mentioned at the outset, it is important to be on guard when searching through our inbox. If you mistype a website by accident, there may be a scam website deliberately misspelled to catch accidental web traffic.

Scams 59

Scams Phishing Social Engineering Risk 59

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The second story was about a number of verified Twitter accounts having been "hacked" and then leveraged in Bitcoin scams. The issue I continually came back to when reflecting on the hacking "victim blaming" comments was that they implied people were not responsible for the personal security decisions they made.

Passwords 237

Passwords Accountability Hacking Education 237

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

WithSecure Elements Vulnerability Management automatically reports activities such as phishing sites, third-party scams, and brand violations. Holm Security VMP leverages threat intelligence, enabling users to understand the complete nature of potential threats by flagging critical vulnerabilities and high-risk users.

Risk 104

Risk Penetration Testing Small Business Software 104