There were multiple reports on r/scams yesterday of fraudulent Facebook messages being sent to users with Facebook Business accounts. The messages claim the recipients have violated Facebook’s intellectual property policies and that their pages will be deleted unless they click a link to a non-official site. Users should not click the links, however, as they […]
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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
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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
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2-factor authentication (2FA) provides essential protection for your online accounts. Without it, you might wake up one day to find your accounts hacked and your money stolen. In this post, I’ll explain what 2FA is and why you need it, before pointing out some of its limitations. Let’s dive in! What is 2FA? 2FA adds
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Did you know anyone can now register a domain name that ends in .zip or .mov? That’s thanks to Google, who opened up registrations for these domain extensions earlier this month. This has riled up many in the security community, who warn that .zip and .mov domains can be used maliciously. The potential for scams
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Sophisticated phishing attacks that clone legitimate webpages and bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) are on the rise. Email security firm Cofense reported a 35% increase in phishing emails for these types of attacks compared to last year. How the phishing attacks work The links in these phishing emails direct victims to fraudulent sites that act as
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Yesterday beloved children’s musician Raffi Cavoukian, best known for his song “Baby Beluga,” received an intimidating direct message (DM) from a verified Twitter account. The message claimed, “Your Twitter account verification badge will be permanently suspended because your account uses images that violate our copyrights.” It also included a link to an appeal form, should
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Last week, Namecheap’s official email accounts were used to send phishing emails to the domain registrar’s customers. One such message asked recipients to pay a fee so DHL could deliver their parcel. Another instructed recipients to submit personal information to stop their MetaMask accounts from being closed. Fortunately, sharp-eyed users noticed something amiss when they
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