There are lots of reasons scammers send a phishing email. They may want to get access to the company network or perhaps a quick payout with ransomware. Maybe it’s just a good old-fashioned con to trick someone into sending money or personally identifiable information, but whatever the reason, everyday countless phishing emails are sent into the […]

There are lots of reasons scammers send a phishing email. They may want to get access to the company network or perhaps a quick payout with ransomware. Maybe it’s just a good old fashioned con to trick someone into sending money or personally identifiable information, but whatever the reason, everyday countless phishing emails are sent into […]

Shutterstock The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies, and the tax industry, as part of the Security Summit, are warning tax professionals about a new scam making the rounds. The new scam involves a phishing email scam impersonating tax software providers and attempting to steal usernames and passwords. The timing isn’t coincidental: now is the […]

While it may seem bonkers to anyone who lives and breathes in the digital space, the importance of cybersecurity has taken a while to hit the mainstream’s radar. This all changed this year thanks to the arrival of some particularly nasty malware that spread like wildfire through computer networks on a global scale. First up, […]

The world is moving online, and so is crime. One of the most common cyber crimes that often target innocent individuals is phishing. Phishing refers to fraudulent electronic communication which attempts to steal personal data, especially for financial theft. Despite advancements in technology worldwide, such decades-old crimes still keep happening. Here’s how you can keep […]

The technique known as “phishing” is used by internet crooks to try to steal the web users’ identity or personal data (passwords, bank details, social security number, etc.), via fraudulent emails with links to fake or compromised websites. Here are a few things to keep in mind when opening emails to avoid falling victim to […]

The technique known as “phishing” is used by internet crooks to try to steal the web users’ identity or personal data (passwords, bank details, social security number, etc.), via fraudulent emails with links to fake or compromised websites. Here are a few things to keep in mind when opening emails to avoid falling victim to […]

A Nigerian man who overstayed his U.S. visa has been arrested in connection with a phishing scam and charged with fraud and identity theft. Police in North Carolina arrested Daniel Adekunle Ojo for his role in a cybercrime that sought the tax information of 1,600 school district workers in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Prosecutors said Ojo sent […]

Sky TV customers are being warned that they may be targets for an online phishing scam. In an email sent to customers this afternoon, the company warned customers against giving out their personal information. “Please be aware that Sky customers may be the target of an online phishing scam that is claiming to offer gifts […]

Over the last few weeks I have discussed various ways to protect yourself and your computer from malicious users and software of different types both offline and online. Quite interestingly is the fact that there are so many types of computer attacks and the only way to stay secure is to abide by most of […]