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Sextortion on the rise, warns FBI - The pandemic saw a surge in sextortion cases in 2020. Fast forward 12 months, and the numbers continue to rise significantly.

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Sextortion on the rise, warns FBI

September 8, 2021 - The pandemic saw a surge in sextortion cases in 2020. Fast forward 12 months, and the numbers continue to rise significantly.

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Microsoft warns about phishing campaign using open redirects - Microsoft warned about a massive credential phishing campaign using open redirects. Here's how you can recognize these phishing mails.

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Microsoft warns about phishing campaign using open redirects

August 27, 2021 - Microsoft warned about a massive credential phishing campaign using open redirects. Here's how you can recognize these phishing mails.

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How to spot a DocuSign phish and what to do about it - Phishing scammers love well known brand names, particularly if you're expecting to hear from them.

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How to spot a DocuSign phish and what to do about it

August 18, 2021 - Phishing scammers love well known brand names, particularly if you're expecting to hear from them.

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Crypto-scams you should be steering clear of in 2021 - We look at the most common cryptocurrency scams of 2021, explain the risks, and highlight some of the warning signs.

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Crypto-scams you should be steering clear of in 2021

August 13, 2021 - We look at the most common cryptocurrency scams of 2021, explain the risks, and highlight some of the warning signs.

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Spear-phishing now targets employees outside the finance and executive teams, report says - Employees in

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Spear-phishing now targets employees outside the finance and executive teams, report says

July 30, 2021 - Employees in "low profile roles," such as IT and sales, are now favorite targets of spear phishing attacks, says a new report from Barracuda.

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Busted! Fraud-as-a-Service gang that sold 2FA-proof phishing arrested - Dutch police arrested members of a group calling themselves the Fraud Family for developing and selling phishing panels.

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Busted! Fraud-as-a-Service gang that sold 2FA-proof phishing arrested

July 23, 2021 - Dutch police arrested members of a group calling themselves the Fraud Family for developing and selling phishing panels.

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Beware, crypto-scammer seeks foreigner with BLOCK CHAIN ACCOUNT - We take a look at a spam mail promising untold riches from a cryptocurrency transfer which will only lead to financial disaster.

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Beware, crypto-scammer seeks foreigner with BLOCK CHAIN ACCOUNT

July 19, 2021 - We take a look at a spam mail promising untold riches from a cryptocurrency transfer which will only lead to financial disaster.

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Nope, that isn’t Elon Musk, and he isn’t offering a free Topmist Dust watch either - We take a look at a peculiar batch of spam on social media, claiming to show Elon Musk recommending we go searching for watch brands.

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Nope, that isn’t Elon Musk, and he isn’t offering a free Topmist Dust watch either

July 12, 2021 - We take a look at a peculiar batch of spam on social media, claiming to show Elon Musk recommending we go searching for watch brands.

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Malspam banks on Kaseya ransomware attack - The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence Team recently found a malspam campaign banking on the ransomware attack that hit Kaseya VSA.

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Malspam banks on Kaseya ransomware attack

July 8, 2021 - The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence Team recently found a malspam campaign banking on the ransomware attack that hit Kaseya VSA.

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