Here is how this scam works. The victim receives a text asking whether they’ve requested a password reset for their Gmail account – and, if not, to reply with the word ‘STOP’. Don’t fall for it. If you respond with ‘STOP’, you are urged to send the 6 digit numerical […]
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A new report says that ransomware attacks are the new normal for IT. There are a lot of numbers to chew on in the report, but the sheer enormity of the problem may be the most surprising result. SentinelOne’s new Global Ransomware Report 2018 found that ransomware is now something […]
Here’s an unsettling prospect—hackers may be able to take complete control of a large number of sets at once without having physical access to any of them. Recently, an employee of a Swiss security consulting company demonstrated via a proof-of-concept the ability to use a low-cost transmitter to embed malicious […]
“I need you to wire payment to…” There has been a rise of what has been dubbed “The Business Email Compromise”, in which employees are tricked, by what seems to be an email from a superior, into sending money to the people orchestrating the phishing scam. We see these when […]
March Madness — Phishing? How many of your employees do you think will be swapping, and opening, basketball-themed emails throughout the NCAA play-offs? McAfee turned up a good example of plausible, well-timed phishbait recently. A malicious Word document was circulated to South Korean targets interested in the Winter Olympics, particularly […]
Employers beware: Companies are experiencing a wave of phishing scams that target employee paychecks. There is a new Direct Deposit phishing attack you need to watch out for. It’s a sophisticated scam that starts with an official-looking email that asks you to click a link and access a website. Next, […]