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Be Wary of Scammers in the Holiday Season

Security Through Education

In October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month taught us the importance of safe practices such as the use of multifactor authentication, strong passwords, and VPNs. One instance to be careful of is when posting on social media. This time of year also brings a surge of promotional scams. Beware of Delivery Scams!

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NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

Krebs on Security

Nicholas Truglia was part of a group alleged to have stolen more than $100 million from cryptocurrency investors using fraudulent “SIM swaps,” scams in which identity thieves hijack a target’s mobile phone number and use that to wrest control over the victim’s online identities. Image: twitter.com/erupts.

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Malwarebytes consumer product roundup: The latest

Malwarebytes

These days, our products don’t just protect you from malware, we protect your identity, defend you from ads, safeguard your social media, and keep your mobile safe too. This allows you to password protect your software so that it can’t be removed remotely. Here are the innovations we’ve made in our products recently. Trusted Advisor.