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Facebook Users Tricked in a Massive Phishing and Credit Card Scam

Cybersecurity researchers from vpnMentor uncovered a global hacking operation targeting Facebook users after discovering an unsecured Elasticsearch database obtained by the threat actors. The...

Social Engineering: Life Blood of Data Exploitation (Phishing)

What do Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader, and Frank Abigail all have in common, aside from the obvious fact that they...

Microsoft Tops the Chart for Being Most Imitated Brand for Phishing Attacks

Check Point Research, a global cybersecurity solutions provider, has published its Brand Phishing Report for Q3 2020. In its previous report for Q2 2020,...

Telstra Forms Alliance with ACSC and Services Australia to Eradicate Phishing Texts Spoofing

Australia has been a hotbed for cyberattacks and the country’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has been very vocal about it. Owing to the surge...

Vaccine Released Against Phishing, Vishing, Smishing, and Identity Compromises

Have you ever responded to an unsolicited email from a barrister located in Western Africa who, out of the blue, contacted you? For some...

Financial Regulator FINRA Alerts About Ongoing Phishing Campaign via Fake Sites

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warned about threat actors targeting users with spoofed websites and domains to steal sensitive information. Attackers are...