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The Equifax Data Breach: What Do I Do Next?

21

Sep

2017

On 8 September, credit reporting agency Equifax confessed to a major data breach. It affects 143 million Americans – nearly half of the US population – and 100,000 Canadian consumers. Unfortunately, this means that the hackers may have access to highly sensitive personal and financial information, allowing them to carry out follow-on attacks and identity […]

Money Transfer Spam Campaign with HTML Attachment

08

Feb

2013

Phishers love to arouse curiosity and/or fear in the user’s mind and this stimulus can compel people to set aside all caution as well as any safety measures they might have in place to avoid such scams.In a recent spam sample seen in our probe network, we observed that by taking advantage of human curiosity, […]

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Beware Facebook lottery email scams!

24

Oct

2011

Congratulations! You’ve won the Facebook lottery! At least, that’s what the following email claims. The email says that you can turn up in person at an address in London to claim your prize, but you will have to confirm your identity and eligibility. If you don’t want to visit London, then you can choose to […]

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