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Facebook fatal accident scam still rages on

Malwarebytes

I have seen two different types in German. Malwarebytes Premium blocks the subdomain oyglk.altairaquilae.top How to recover from a Facebook scam You can recognize this type of scam because they usually tag several friends of the victim. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) Go to your Security and Login Settings.

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Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub

Malwarebytes

As Bleeping Computer notes, these tokens allowed developers to access GitHub without having to make use of two-factor authentication (2FA) steps. Dependabot has a square profile image and a “bot” tag. Regular accounts have a circular avatar and are also unable to properly replicate the bot tag signifier.

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7 Cyber Safety Tips to Outsmart Scammers

Webroot

Limit who can see your posts, tag you in photos, or slide into your DMs without an invitation. It’s like having two bouncers screening out any shady characters trying to hack into your accounts. Lockdown your privacy settings Your online profiles are like open books to cyber snoops unless you lock them down.

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Adding Security Keys to Your Authentication Toolbox

SecureWorld News

So, I was kind of excited when I got my hands on two cool things: a YubiKey 5 and a Google Titan security key. Now that I have two kinds of security keys, I tested both on some platforms people use regularly to see what the fuss is about. The platforms I tested with these two security keys are Microsoft 365 (M365), Google, and Twitter.

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Smooth Cybercriminals: Google Warns of Iran-Backed APT Hackers

SecureWorld News

One notorious hacking group from Iran uses particularly dirty schemes to fleece users, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG). According to Google’s TAG blog, APT35 have been active since at least 2017, including attacks on the 2020 U.S. Read Google's official TAG blog to learn more about the technical details.

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Voice Phishers Targeting Corporate VPNs

Krebs on Security

Allen said a typical voice phishing or “vishing” attack by this group involves at least two perpetrators: One who is social engineering the target over the phone, and another co-conspirator who takes any credentials entered at the phishing page and quickly uses them to log in to the target company’s VPN platform in real-time.

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RFID: Is it Secret? Is it Safe?

Approachable Cyber Threats

RFID uses electromagnetic fields in the form of radio waves to establish communication links between an RFID tag or transmitter and an RFID reader or receiver. Pieces of information are transmitted through the link that the reader uses to establish authenticity of the tag or transmitter and authorize access. Is RFID secure?

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