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Someone hacked my Instagram account through WhatsApp — Here's what I learned from it
A phishing attack starts with a fraudulent message, email, instant message or any other com…
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Microsoft, Dropbox and LinkedIn are the biggest targets for phishing attacks
Akamai is back with its State of the Internet / Security (SOTI) report where it highlights the rese…
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What is phishing attack and what are the examples of phishing attacks
The advisory has been issued by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which is Indi…
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Microsoft reveals attacks based on phishing-as-a-service operation: Here’s how to stay safe
In a recent revelation, Microsoft unearthed a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation called Bu…
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72% of cyberattacks related to COVID-19 coming via fake emails
As cyberattacks grow in magnitude globally including in India, cyber criminals now prefer to use Co…
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What is phishing? Here's what you should know about the virtual scamming technique and how to protect yourself from data theft
Phishing is a form of cybercrime wherein emails from fake senders request your personal info. Here'…
Dave Johnson
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Online scams might soon just be a battle between AIs
Harvard Business School researchers say AI could completely automate phishing attacks and reduce th…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Nearly 500 Google users in India were warned of phishing attacks by governments— the number is as high as 12,000 worldwide
If you have received a warning from Google about a possible phishing attack, go back and check agai…
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What is cybersecurity? A guide to the methods used to protect computer systems and data
Cybersecurity is the practice that protects computer technology and data systems from new and evolv…
Dave Johnson
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How to stop your debit/credit card information from reaching the dark web
Phishing is aimed at collecting usernames, passwords and other personal information of u…
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Email scammers are taking advantage of coronavirus fears to impersonate health officials and trick people into giving up personal information
A scam identified by security firm Trustwave Holdings spreads false claims that the virus has sprea…
Aaron Holmes
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Top ten phishing tricks that companies are using to test their employees’ cybersecurity smarts
Cyberthreats have grown exponentially as people work from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Mor…
Prabhjote Gill
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Hackers increasingly pretend to be a coworker to steal company secrets, and incidents of such conversation hijacking are up 400%
An analysis of half a million cyber attacks, conducted by California-based Barracuda Networks, foun…
Martin Coulter
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Meta files lawsuit against over 39,000 websites to disrupt phishing attacks designed to steal login credentials of its users
This phishing scheme involved the creation of more than 39,000 websites impersonating the login …
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Latest COVID-19 email scams target remote workers by citing economic stimulus checks, out-of-office bosses, and health insurance, experts warn
Current business email attacks that target remote workers include emails that purport to be from an…
Jeff Elder
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Govt warns about fake SMS asking users to update their PAN – what it is and how to stay safe
Increased usage of the internet has also resulted in an increase in online fraud. Scammers are find…
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Now, a phishing scam uses ‘Coronavirus’ on emails to lure people
As the Coronavirus scare grips the world, there are WhatsApp messages being sent out, Facebook forw…
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What is a cyberattack? A guide to the different methods cybercriminals use to harm computers and steal data
A cyberattack is an assault on any computer or network, almost always launched from another compute…
Dave Johnson
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Microsoft goes after app-based consent phishing attacks in Cloud
San Francisco, July 9 (IANS) As app-based consent phishing grows multifold on Cloud services, Micro…