AI-Generated Phishing — The Security Landscape Changes
Phishing scams, the scourge of businesses everywhere, are getting a facelift thanks to generative AI. Already the reason for 90%...
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Beware! Coyote Malware Hiding in Financial Apps
There's a new banking Trojan on the rise with some fresh tricks up its sleeve. It's called Coyote and so far, 61 banking apps...
Avoiding Peer To Peer Payment Scams
Peer to Peer (P2P) payment networks like Zelle, PayPal, and CashApp have taken the world by storm, and “Pay Yourself” scams are...
Your Social Security Statement Gives Hackers Full Control of Your Computer
A recent social engineering scam has been reported by Malwarebytes using the Social Security Administration (SSA) and it could...
PayPal Passwords Up for Sale—Again
If your PayPal Password wasn’t included in any of the previous lists that were snatched up from a data breach, it’s likely it is...
Apple Patches Dangerous Zero-Day—Update Now!
Heads up, Apple users—this one’s a seriously bad apple that can truly ruin the whole bunch. The company just rushed out a patch...
Credit Monitoring vs Credit Freeze
Have you been offered credit monitoring because of a data breach? Will credit monitoring alone safeguard you against identity...
Time's Up For Windows 10: The End Of Security Updates
It’s coming soon! A major security event affecting hundreds of millions of computers worldwide comes to fruition in October...
QR Code Scanning Scams – How To Use QR’s Safely And Securely
In our never-ending pursuit of info-quick technology, QR (quick response) codes have found a huge following. In return, these...
How Being Human Makes Us Targets For Online Scams
Being human comes with certain attributes cybercriminals love to exploit. In the world of online scams, our willingness to trust...
The Growing Threat of Synthetic Identity Fraud
Imagine a crime straight out of a sci-fi thriller: criminals piecing together parts of people’s identities to create entirely new...
Email Scams Threaten Extortion And Blackmail
An uptick in email scams has cybersecurity professionals concerned, and for good reason. Symantec researchers found that in the...