Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW).

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Consumer Protection Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 84

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Naturally, a great deal of phishing schemes that precede these bank account takeovers begin with a spoofed text message from the target’s bank warning about a suspicious Zelle transfer. “Then the fraudster will say, ‘I’m going to send you the password and you’re going to read it back to me over the phone.'”

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Scams Banking Passwords Authentication 362

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

According to the BBB survey, only 2% of all consumers reporting fraud were targeted through email. Scammers who use “phishing” emails (it looks like it’s from a brand you know, but it’s not) will include a link to a fake website where they’ll ask for your banking or other personal information. Change your passwords. Bottom line.

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Scams Banking Retail Consumer Protection 239

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here are 12 New Year Resolutions for a safer and more secure digital you in 2021: Think before you click that email link: 2020 was a record-breaking year for ransomware, malware, and phishing , and many, if not most of these attacks were launched with the click on a link in an email. It’s not worth the risk.

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VPN Antivirus Passwords Backups 245

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

SMS phishing attacks will be the new phish in town. Phishing is a common attack used by cybercriminals to trick individuals into providing personal data or login credentials through a “spray and pray” method that can reach a mass audience, typically via email. Given that over 2.5

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Cybersecurity Phishing Data breaches IoT 98

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Malicious ads, fake games, survey scams, phishing attacks…whatever you can think of, it’s in use. INVESTIGATE any gaming-related purchases before handing over money, such as checking whether the website is blacklisted on [link] and only making card payments that offer greater consumer protections. Another decent tip.

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Accountability Banking Scams Password Management 113

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

For example: passwords being typed or posted, specific motions or commands used to activate control systems to open or unlock doors, etc.”. At the very least, there should have been some form of multi-factor authentication or password vault to protect the [server] account.

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Surveillance IoT Accountability Passwords 129