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New iCloud phishing scam could drain users’ MetaMask crypto wallets

Crypto wallet MetaMask is warning its community of users about possible phishing attacks through Ap…

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Love binge watching? Beware of these Netflix scams and phishing attacks

If you’re someone who regularly uses Netflix, here’s what you need to know. Subscribing t…

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OpenSea claims that its hack was never a hack, users fell for phishing scams

OpenSea was hacked, and then it wasn’t. The world’s largest NFT platform has since denied the rumou…

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Andy Cohen says he was scammed out of 'a lot of money' by fraudsters who pretended to be his bank

On a recent episode of his "Daddy Diaries" podcast, co-hosted by John Hill, Andy Cohen recounted ho…

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The FBI arrested a suspect in a years-long book publishing phishing scam that targeted authors like Margaret Atwood and Ethan Hawke

The FBI accused an Italian man of stealing hundreds of unpublished manuscripts. It's unclear what h…

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Sites pushing suspected dogecoin scams have skyrocketed in lockstep with the meme token's nearly 4,000% rise this year, study shows

Suspicious domain registrations relating to dogecoin jumped 744% from January to May, according to …

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A millennial who'd bought 3 houses got scammed out of $60,000 buying her fourth — and it's more common than you might think

A day before Regina Smith was set to close on the house, she got an email saying to wire her $60,00…

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A crypto project that raised $60 million overnight using a dog meme saw all of that money go missing in what may have been a phishing attack

The ANKH token's price effectively went to zero in the wake of what appears to be a phishing attack…

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What are ‘vishing scams’ that start with a Namaste and end with monetary losses

vishing is a type of phone scam where the fraudster takes advantage of human error by calling and a…

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Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls

Microsoft and Amazon are teaming up with law enforcement and India's Central Bureau of Investigatio…

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Callers beware! Over 31,000 fake customer care numbers are out there to scam you

When we face any difficulty regarding a product or service, we tend to automatically reach out to t…

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It’s official: Silicon Valley’s entire business model is a scam

New research reveals that the tech industry uses predatory pricing to crush competitors and bilk in…

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TN Cyber security on high alert as phishing attacks rise

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has recently cautioned public against fra…

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Winning lotteries on WA? It could be one of the many scams going around

With its widespread usage and seamless communication capabilities, WhatsApp has seamlessly integrat…

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SBI, ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank, PNB and the Indian IT department targeted in phishing scam

Cyber criminals are trying to lure Indian users into revealing important personal information with …

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India-based firms are creating fake WHO accounts to scam business leaders

San Francisco, May 28 (IANS) Several India-based firms are spoofing the World Health Organisation (…

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What is a computer worm? Here's how to protect yourself from the replicating malware

A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and ex…

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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'…

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Russian scammers are conning senior executives into giving away $2.7 million by impersonating real CEOs and lawyers

"This is a very sophisticated and well-researched operation, run by experienced hackers who ha…

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Cybersecurity researchers uncover a new trick that lets hackers plant malicious PDFs on search engines using SEO

According to reports, SEO phishing attempts are constantly increasing and hackers are targeting …