Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When we teach people how to avoid falling victim to phishing sites, we usually advise closely inspecting the address bar to make sure it does contain HTTPS and that it doesn’t contain suspicious domains such as google. evildomain. com or substitute letters such as g00gle. com. But what if someone found […]
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Phishing scam had all the bells and whistles—except for one
Enlarge / The query window for username and password on a webpage can be seen on the monitor of a laptop. (credit: Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) Criminals behind a recent phishing scam had assembled all the important pieces. Malware that bypassed antivirus—check. An email template that got around Microsoft Office 365 Advanced Threat […]
Federal agencies warn against Expected Imitation COVID vaccines and Remedies
Even the coronavirus vaccine inching toward acceptance from the U.S. is urgently expected by drowsy Americans yearning for a route back to regular life. But offenders are waiting, also, prepared to use that despair to their benefit, federal researchers say. The aim: to prepare to the scams which are forthcoming , particularly after the wreck of […]
The pandemic may be the Best environment for Company fraud in Years
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