A new Netflix phishing scam has been making rounds that attempt to steal your login and credit card information by tricking you into updating your account. The scam directs users to a surprisingly compelling Netflix clone site to enter their details. Always be sure to triple-check the sender before clicking …
Read More »Google Piloting Authenticated Gmail Brand Logos to Curb Scams
Image: Gizmodo As part of a series of security updates for G Suite announced this week, Google says it is testing a new standard for email authentication that will display a company or brand icon next to email that Google has verified as legitimate, a measure that can help curb …
Read More »How to know if you have been hacked and what to do about it
Everyone is vulnerable at the threat of cyber criminals or hackers who gain access to your information, but the threats are not the same for everyone. UNITED KINGDOM WIRING This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. The average person will likely face fewer sophisticated threats than, for example, a high-ranking …
Read More »Iranian spies accidentally filmed videos of themselves hacking
The most telling element of the video, says Wikoff, is the speed the hacker demonstrates in filtering account information in real time. Google account data is stolen in about four minutes. The Yahoo account takes less than three minutes. In both cases, of course, a live account populated with tens …
Read More »Don’t open the ‘Winky Face’ email
A successful spam campaign is infecting computers with ransomware and other malware like cryptocurrency miners and botnet software that can send spam messages from your accounts without you noticing. Phishing attempts are usually easy to catch, but it tricked enough users to open spam messages and download malicious Zip files …
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