Every email user knows what a phishing message is. Such an email usually contains a request to perform an action and to do so immediately. The main attributes of phishing emails are urgency, the presence of a link that the user is asked to click, or an attachment that the email’s author is requested to open. A business email compromise… Read More »What Is a Business Email Compromise? | BEC Explained
Recently, another novelty in the malware arena has been released. The LOBSHOT is a new malware family that has been causing a stir in the cybersecurity world lately. This potent tool combines backdoor and spyware functionality, making it malware to be reckoned with. Moreover, LOBSHOT uses clever and unusual tactics to spread itself around, making it even more effective. A… Read More »Understanding the LOBSHOT Malware and How to Protect Against It
If you are using your PC and you see the Windows Defender Security Warning system notification, you most likely have malware on your system. However, there are fake Windows Defender Security Warnings, often found in the browser and as a system notification, not from the Defender itself but on behalf of a third-party program. Unfortunately, all devices on the Internet… Read More »How to Remove Windows Defender Security Warning Scam
Many of us have heard of a program like McAfee, and many people have used this software. Scammers know this and often impersonate McAfee to trick consumers into believing they have received a legitimate email from an antivirus company. Scammers lure users with lucrative offers or term change notifications and other things that urgently require users’ attention. Unfortunately, this scam… Read More »What Is McAfee Scam Email? Tips for Protection from McAfee Email Scam in 2023
Often when we hear about wire fraud scams, the first that comes to mind is low-level email scams. No, you don’t have a distant relative who wants to bequeath you his vast fortune before he dies. You don’t have a wealthy tycoon who lost his passport while traveling and needs your help to get home. And, of course, no Nigerian… Read More »What is Wire Fraud: Protect Your Company From Cybercriminals
In March 2023, reports began appearing on Twitter that Netflix users had become victims of a text-message scam. These messages claimed their Netflix accounts were blocked due to a declined membership fee. Have you ever run into a Netflix scam email? If you receive a text message purportedly sent by Netflix, never download attachments or click on links. Below, we… Read More »Netflix Scam Email: Top Netflix Scams 2023
Smishing is a kind of a phishing attack that aims to steal the privacy of a user and distribute malware on their device. This attack works using text messages, which deceptively inform users about something important. This attack supposes that user should follow the link or send something back instead. Smishing has long been successful for scammers. Users often trust… Read More »Smishing Attacks: Tips for protection
Social engineering is a type of cyberattack that instead of software vulnerabilities aims for vulnerabilities in human psychology. It implies various psychological tricks to lure victims into making security mistakes like giving away some sensitive information. And that is what makes social engineering attacks especially dangerous. The mistakes humans make after the psychological pressing are harder to predict or prevent… Read More »Social Engineering Attack: What You Need To Know
Whaling is a particular type of phishing that is specifically directed towards different companies’ and organizations’ executives. Threat actors may pretend to be an executive of some companies and so target other employees of that company or they will try to target an executive director. In this type of phishing attack, threat actors rely on complex social engineering attacks to… Read More »What Is Whaling
A password is arguably one of the most underrated security tools nowadays. They are so ancient as a phenomenon, seen in so many applications and services, that understandably, people who use them for protection don’t know how problematic it is to break a strong password. Login credentials are a Helm’s Deep of any targeted system. Theoretically, crooks can crack them… Read More »How to Create a Strong Password & Avoid Password-Related Threats