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Austin Energy Customers Targeted in Vishing Scams After Severe Winter Storm Provokes Utility Outages

Feb

2021

Utility provider Austin Energy is warning residents that scammers are exploiting the chaos surrounding the severe winter storms that cut power to millions of Texans and left many households freezing. In the aftermath of multiple utility outages, scammers impersonating Austin Energy are calling customers and threatening to cut the power supply unless immediate payment is […]

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Phishing email: The YouTube impostor

Jun

2011

In 2010, AVAST noticed that the majority of malware infections were occurring via infected websites, rather than from malicious email, which had previously been the main culprit. But good criminals go where they are least expected. A couple weeks ago I posted an example of a type of phishing email that I’ve since learned is […]

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