The latest scam involves using fake voicemail messages to convince targets that they need to log in to hear the full recording. Researchers at McAfee Labs had this to say about the matter: "Over the past few weeks, McAfee Labs has been observing a new phishing campaign using a fake voicemail message to lure victims into entering their Office … [Read more...] about Fake Voicemail Messages Tricking People Into Opening Malicious Content
Companies Are Losing Billions To Business Email Compromises
The FBI's statistics on BEC (Business Email Compromise) are alarming to say the least. Over the last twelve months, the law enforcement agency has witnessed a 100 percent increase in the identified global exposed business losses attributable to BEC. Between June 2016 and July 2019, there were a total of 166,349 BEC incidents reported to the FBI, … [Read more...] about Companies Are Losing Billions To Business Email Compromises
New Phishing Scam Targets Your Amazon Account
McAfee researchers have discovered a new version of the 16Shop phishing kit in use by hackers around the world. According to the latest research, there are now more than 200 URLs currently being used by hackers to collect login information from Amazon customers. The methodology the hackers are using is simple. The hackers craft an email that … [Read more...] about New Phishing Scam Targets Your Amazon Account
Undelivered Mail Notification Could Be A Phishing Scam
Hackers are always on the lookout for new ways to freshen up time-tested techniques. Where time-tested techniques are concerned, few are older than the humble phishing email. In one form or another, it seeks to trick an unsuspecting user to innocently hand over sensitive information, like usernames and passwords that the hacker can then use later … [Read more...] about Undelivered Mail Notification Could Be A Phishing Scam
Blog Email Providers Found To Have Signature Vulnerabilities
A team of security researchers have uncovered a serious flaw in several major email clients you need to be aware of. The flaw allows hackers to fake verified signatures, which gives their phishing and other email-based attacks the appearance of legitimacy. According to research conducted by the team, the following email clients are vulnerable … [Read more...] about Blog Email Providers Found To Have Signature Vulnerabilities
Persistent Banking Trojan Virus Launches New Phishing Scam
The venerable banking Trojan known as Q-bot is back in the news, having recently been spotted in the wild as part of a sophisticated new phishing campaign designed to claim a new generation of victims. Q-bot is one of the oldest banking Trojans still in use, and has a history that stretches back more than a decade. In this most recent … [Read more...] about Persistent Banking Trojan Virus Launches New Phishing Scam
