According to Blackberry’s Research and Intelligence Team, there are three phishing scams targeting Indian nationals. They are apparently coming from a Chinese state-sponsored malware gang.
Phishing scams from old attackers
Blackberry identified an Advanced…
The Valentine’s Day romance scams are a serious issue this year, according to UK Finance. In fact, there was a raise of 20% of romance frauds between January and November 2020, compared to 2019.
A real Valentine’s Day “gift” for criminals: £18.5…
The search giant decided to help users discover scams with a new website. Google announced Scamspotter.org, where anyone can learn how to spot fraud schemes, during the pandemic.
Google said that Scamspotter can reveal dishonest schemes, such as false stimulus, fake…
Fake ads allegations might bring Meta in front of the judge, in Australia. The competition watchdog in the country filed a lawsuit against the company. Thus, they say that the company did not prevent scammers from promoting fake ads featuring celebrities.
Fake ads for…
Meta filed a lawsuit in California court to stop phishing attacks that target its users on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Whatsapp.
The company had to take steps to stop phishing
Meta’s decision came as there
were more than fake 39,000 website trying to…
Attackers
used cookie theft in order to hijack the channels of high-profile
YouTube creators. It’s no secret that cryptocurrency scams are
running rampant. Recently, hacker-for-hire networks have taken to
posing as YouTubers and luring creators with bogus…
China passed an online privacy law to protect consumers from scams and the large tech companies that have been hoovering up personal data. The new law is aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data.
An online privacy law or a farce?
Under…
In this article, we’ll walk you through how to block malicious websites on your computer. You can do it with just a few simple steps. Keep on reading to learn how you can add an extra layer of protection for your computer. Moreover, it will help keep spam and phishing…
Scam
ads still appear on Google and Facebook,
although an important number of victims reported them. According to
Which?, the consumer watchdog in the United Kingdom, the platforms
failed to remove them.
A third of the scam ads are still online
Both giants said…
We should block trackers, as they follow our online activity. Do not take it for granted! Read this article to find out more and make an informed decision.
Trackers are hidden in the code of the websites and gather data about every use. Also, social media trackers which…
