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Fresno officials should have noticed a phishing scam that cost taxpayers more than $600,000, jury says

Fresno lost $600,000 to a phishing scam in 2020. A grand jury now says city officials should have d…

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What is spoofing? Understanding the type of cyber attack and how you can protect yourself against it

Spoofing is a cyber attack that involves a bad actor disguising their identity as one from a name o…

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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…

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Cyberattacks still threaten home networks, two years after the COVID-19 pandemic spurred the work-from-home boom

Organizations have been wrestling with WFH cybersecurity issues for more than two years, but cybera…

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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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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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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 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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Scammers are sending fake texts about FedEx and USPS packages, and it's fueling a conspiracy theory about a sex trafficking scandal

Despite social media claims, there's no evidence the texts, which appear to be from businesses like…

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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…

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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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PayPal executives explain what comes after OTP — the way you type or hold your phone could be the 'digital signature' of the future

Most smartphones today come equipped with a host of sensors. The screen Gyroscopes can measure…

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Did You Think ‘Gaming’ Was Safe? Hackers Can Get You Any Day…

The Big Brothers are going to hack you lock, stock and barrel, even when you are on the right side …