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Artful Netflix-themed phishing campaign can fool many

08

Nov

2017

A recently spotted Netflix-themed phishing email campaign is so well crafted that it’s difficult for many less tech-savvy users to spot the scam. The emails, purportedly coming from the online streaming service, take the form of a suspension notification. Visually, they look very much like one expects such an email to look – Netflix design […]

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Fake WhatsApp app tricked over a million users

07

Nov

2017

Google Play has suffered another failure, as over one million users have been duped into downloading a fake version of WhatsApp made available in the official Android app store. The bogus WhatsApp application was spotted late last week on Google Play, looking for all the world like the real thing, and appearing to be developed […]

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Funeral home hacked; hackers use account for phishing scam

23

Oct

2017

Social engineering is one of the oldest tricks in the hacker book, used to target companies large and small. Psychological trickery to get employees to click on links, download infected documents or give away personal information via email is one of the top techniques still practiced by cybercriminals for fraud. Phishing schemes are common; they’ve […]

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