phishing
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What Are ‘Smishing Attacks’? (And How to Avoid Them)
We all know the threat of phishing attacks, but hackers use a similar SMS-based tactic called “smishing” to infect smartphones with malware and steal data, and according to recent reports, they’re using it more often. The cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says hackers are infecting users across Europe and Asia with the dangerous “Roaming Mantis” Android malware…
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Keep Your Account Safe From the Latest YouTube Phishing Scam
A recent report from Google’s Threat Analysis group highlights a phishing campaign targeting YouTube content creators. Hackers successfully hijacked thousands of channels, which were either sold off or used to launch financial scams against the channel’s viewers.
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What You Can Do About That Messy Facebook Data Breach
An old data breach is still a data breach, and you’re probably still going to need to pay attention to it when it has to do with Facebook, a site most people have used at some point. As you’ve probably already heard, a past data breach affecting half a billion Facebook users is making the…
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Should You Use a ‘Dark Web Scan’ to Protect Your Identity?
Identity theft is such a growing problem that it’s become almost routine — Marriott, MyFitness Pal, LinkedIn, Zynga, and even Equifax (of all places) have had high-profile online data breaches in recent years, affecting hundreds of millions of people. To help combat this problem, Experian and other companies are marketing “dark web scans” to prevent…