Married At First Sight’s Ines Basic is targeted by scammers who hacked her Instagram page – leaving her terrified her personal information will be sold on the dark web By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 00:38 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 04:24 BST, 6 May 2021 Former Married At First Sight star Ines Basic … Read more
Asda scam warning: Facebook-based phishing attack targets ‘women born in October’ with ‘£1,000 gift card offer’ that tricks users into giving away their bank details The elaborate scam has been flagged by the UK litigation practice Griffin Law Potential victims are lured in with a paid-for advert by the ‘ASDA Gifts’ group They are then prompted … Read more
Twitter has revealed more details as to how some high profile accounts were hacked earlier this month. In a statement on its website, the firm revealed a ‘spear phishing’ attack was used to pilfer the personal details of unsuspecting Twitter staff and contractors. This involves the hacker sending emails to the victim or calling them … Read more
Twitter claims a phishing attack on a small number of its employees was what enabled bitcoin scammers to hack the accounts of Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk and other high-profile users Hackers used spear phishing attack to steal personal information of Twitter staff This gave access to the internal account management tools of high-profile users Attackers targeted 130 … Read more
Contact-tracing service becomes latest vehicle for fraudsters as households receive fake ‘health service’ coronavirus texts with phishing links Fraudsters are targeting people by pretending to be the new tracing service It contains a phishing link designed to harvest people’s personal details Britons have been bombarded with thousands of phishing emails and texts Here’s how to … Read more
Requests for donations towards the NHS, offers of tax refunds and coronavirus quizzes designed to harvest personal details are just some examples of the thousands of phishing attempts bombarding Britons at the moment, police revealed. Action Fraud, the UK’s fraud reporting service, said last week it had received almost 2,650 reports of coronavirus-related phishing since … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
A Trend Micro report finds that spammers are using public and hosted cloud infrastructure to slip malicious emails past security defenses. Trend Micro VP talks cloud security, IoT risks, and ransomware In an interview at RSA 2020, Greg Young, the vice present of cybersecurity at Trend Micro, said that companies need to focus on cloud … Read more
Some 84% of phishing URLs seen by content delivery network Akamai were abusing media and e-commerce companies. Phishing: Leading targets, breaking myths, and educating users Vade Secure’s Adrien Gendre explains why the end user is an important link in the security chain. Phishing attacks try to trick unsuspecting users by mimicking well-known brands and companies. … Read more
Vade Secure’s Adrien Gendre explains why the end user is an important link in the security chain. Phishing: Leading targets, breaking myths, and educating users Vade Secure’s Adrien Gendre explains why the end user is an important link in the security chain. TechRepublic reporter Veronica Combs interviewed Adrien Gendre, chief solutions architect at Vade Secure, … Read more