Social media is a scammer’s paradise. From sextortionists to crypto scammers to AI deep fakers, you’ll find them lurking on your favorite social media site. And while you’d hope social media companies would be working hard to boot scammers off their platforms, they seem to be struggling to do so. Here I’ll look at some …
If you have a Hulu account and receive a message from [email protected], you might wonder if it’s a scam. After all, Hulu’s domain is hulu.com, so you’d expect emails from the company to be sent from a hulu.com address, not a hulumail.com one. Plus, if you Google “Hulumail, scam” you’ll see multiple sites claiming emails …
Discord has recently rolled out support for security keys! If you don’t know, security keys are a physical device you can use to protect your accounts using two-factor authentication (2FA). They are the strongest form of 2FA available and the only form that is phishing-resistant. In this post, I’ll show you how to lock down …
If you use one of three popular genetics and genealogy services, you’ll soon have to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your account. With 2FA enabled, you’ll need to enter a code sent via text, email or generated by an app on your phone to complete the login process. Hackers target 23andMe 23andMe, Ancestry, and …
Two ransomware gangs had bad news in October, as their data leak sites were taken down. However, ransomware operators still caused havoc, with a new gang emerging and unlikely alliances forming between groups. Data leak sites taken down Ransomware gang Trigona was attacked by a group of hacktivists known as the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance (UCA). …
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Scammers are impersonating social media giant Meta and sending malicious DMs to Instagram users. The bogus DMs accuse their recipients of violating copyright rules and urge them to file an appeal to avoid their accounts being closed. But completing the fake appeal form gives scammers access to the victim’s Instagram account, allowing them to use …
Scammers are impersonating buy now, pay later provider Afterpay in smishing attacks, a form of phishing sent via text messages. The scam texts try to lure victims with claims they have thousands of dollars’ worth of store credit, but victims risk losing everything in their bank accounts. In this post, I’ll examine one such fraudulent …
According to data from eCrime.ch, 462 organizations were listed on ransomware leak sites in September. This is up approximately 18% from August, which saw 390 organizations named and shamed on the dark web. The true number of successful ransomware attacks in both months is, however, likely much higher. That’s because organizations that are attacked but …
AI chatbots are serial liars. If they don’t know something, they’ll often make up an answer and respond so confidently you’ll want to believe them. This landed their makers in hot water when they made false claims about a radio host, an Australian mayor, and a former politician. But have you ever asked an AI …
If you think you’ve been scammed, it’s natural to want to ask for help or just vent on social media. Unfortunately, doing so will probably attract dozens of recovery scammers. In this post, I’ll explain how their scam works and how to avoid falling for it. How recovery scams work Recovery scammers target people who …
