Ellen DeGeneres giveaway scam spreading on social media
Scammers take aim at fans of Ellen DeGeneres with a bizarre chain of giveaways and free movie websites. Will anyone take the bait?
Businesses: It’s time to implement an anti-phishing plan
If your organization doesn’t have an anti-phishing plan in place, it’s time to start thinking about one. Here’s what to tell your employees and customers about phishing attacks.
Sextortion Bitcoin scam makes unwelcome return
A well-worn sextortion scam is back in user’s inboxes. We explain what to look for and why recipients shouldn’t panic.
Christmas tech scams roundup
What’s under the Christmas tree? It’s worse than lumps of coal, it’s a not very festive assortment of tricks and scams designed to give you a festive season hangover.
Are Deepfakes coming to a scam near you?
Deepfake is a machine learning technique that is capable of perfect imitations of facial expressions in videos. Will adding voice imitations to them lead to the perfect scam?
Business email compromise scam costs Pathé $21.5 million
Recently released court documents show European-based cinema chain Pathé lost a small fortune to a business email compromise (BEC) scam in March 2018. The attack cost the company $21.5 million—that’s 10 percent of its total earnings. Learn how to avoid BEC scams and keep your company in the black.
Secret Sister scam returns in time for Christmas
Secret Sister scams are back, just in time for the holiday season. What is it, and how does it part people from their money? We take a look.
Sextortion emails: They’re probably not watching you
Yes, those sextortion email scams using old passwords are still making the rounds. How can you spot a real sextortion attempt from an empty threat? And when should you report to authorities? Read on to find out.
100 channels and nothing on, except TV Licensing phishes
A recent bout of TV Licensing phishing emails promise British users a refund once they log in to a phony TV License website and provide payment details. Read on to see if you’ve been impacted.
Mobile Menace Monday: SMS phishing attacks target the job market
Could it be that our dream job awaits via a random SMS message? On the contrary, this SMS phishing attack could cause nightmares for unsuspecting job hunters.