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Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store

Penetration Testing

LastPass, a leading password management platform, has issued a critical warning to users about a social engineering campaign targeting its customer base through deceptive reviews on its Chrome Web Store... The post Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store appeared first on Cybersecurity (..)

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Security expert Troy Hunt hit by phishing attack

Malwarebytes

Internet security expert and educator Troy Hunt disclosed this week that he had been hit by one of the oldestand most provenscams in the online world: A phishing attack. As such, readers should be the lookout for any scams or phishing attempts in the coming weeks. But Hunts immediate disclosure of the attack should be commended.

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How AI was used in an advanced phishing campaign targeting Gmail users

Malwarebytes

In May, 2024, the FBI warned about the increasing threat of cybercriminals using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their scams. Phishers are using AI-based phishing attacks which have proven to raise the effectiveness of phishing campaigns. Use a password manager to autofill credentials only on trusted sites.

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Drained Wallets: How to Protect Your Assets From Advanced Phishing Scams

IT Security Guru

Phishing is a great example of this, with it evolving from simple email scams to more malicious and carefully thought-out attacks. As more people shift to online financial platforms or cryptocurrencies, digital wallets have become a common target for phishing scams.

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Krebs on Security

Much like WeLeakInfo and others operated before being shut down by law enforcement agencies, these services sell access to anyone who wants to search through billions of stolen credentials by email address, username, password, Internet address, and a variety of other typical database fields. TARGETED PHISHING. Don’t re-use passwords.

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8 Ways to Protect Yourself against Scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Adam Levin

of all reports to the BBB Scam Tracker “were online purchase scams, up from 24.3% of those consumers lost money due to those scams, up from 71.2% A BBB survey conducted in August found that the majority of these scammed consumers made purchases for which they never received products. On top of that, 80.5% Bottom line.

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Scammers can easily phish your multi-factor authentication codes. Here’s how to avoid it

Malwarebytes

But as security evolves, so do cybercriminals who are always looking for new ways to scam us. A type of phishing we’re calling authentication-in-the-middle is showing up in online media. Victims are lured to phishing sites like these via links from social media or emails where it can be hard to identify the real link.