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Deceptive Google Meet Invites Lures Users Into Malware Scams

eSecurity Planet

These malware scams lure individuals with fake conference invitations designed to mimic legitimate meeting requests and exploit users’ trust. Cybercriminals employ social engineering techniques to trick you into believing you must resolve fictitious technical issues.

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Microsoft, PayPal, DocuSign, and Geek Squad faked in callback phishing scams

Malwarebytes

Microsoft, DocuSign, Adobe, McAfee, NortonLifeLock, PayPal, and Best Buy’s Geek Squad are being impersonated online through malicious emails that contain fake telephone support numbers and dangerous QR codes that can ensnare victims into phishing scams. The email includes a QR code. QR codes can easily hide malicious links.

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AI Voice Scam

Schneier on Security

Scammers tricked a company into believing they were dealing with a BBC presenter. They faked her voice, and accepted money intended for her.

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CERT-UA warned of scammers impersonating the agency using fake AnyDesk requests

Security Affairs

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of cyber scams involving threat actors impersonating the agency by sending fraudulent AnyDesk connection requests under the guise of security audits. CERT-UA warned of scammers impersonating the agency, using fake AnyDesk requests to conduct fraudulent security audits.

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March Madness Meets Cyber Mayhem: How Cybercriminals Are Playing Offense this Season

SecureWorld News

March Madness is here, and while fans are busy filling out brackets and making last-minute bets, cybercriminals are running their own full-court presstargeting unsuspecting fans with phishing scams, fake betting apps, and credential-harvesting schemes.

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Lessons from a Scam Artist

Security Through Education

What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common? They all use psychology and social engineering skills to convince their victims to take an action that is detrimental to them. Let’s see what lessons we can learn from scam artists to better protect ourselves.

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What Google learned from 1 billion evil email scams

Malwarebytes

The results were then fed into a presentation at the Internet Measurement Conference. English: the international language of scamming. Whether this is due to older users being theoretically more susceptible to scams, or simply that their online footprint is easier to find, is not decided either way.

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