Email Unsubscribe Scam Can Easily Fool Any User, so Scammers are increasingly relying on a tried and true bit of social engineering to fool unsuspecting users into unwittingly signing up to receive a flood of additional spam emails. They accomplish this by blasting out an email asking recipients if they wish to unsubscribe. The emails don't … [Read more...] about Email Unsubscribe Scam Can Easily Fool Any User
Phishing emails
Vishing is Coming to a Voicemail Near You
Vishing is Coming to a Voicemail Near You. Hackers and scammers have been experimenting with "vishing" as a subset of phishing in recent months. Vishing is phishing using voice messages to get access to your personal and financial information. Conventional phishing tactics rely on sending emails that employ various social engineering tricks to … [Read more...] about Vishing is Coming to a Voicemail Near You
Global-Scale Phishing Attack Brings New Malware
Global-Scale Phishing Attack Brings New Malware. There's an ongoing, global-scale phishing attack you should be aware of, even if your firm isn't a current target. Mandiant is tracking the Global-scale phishing attack, who recently published a report about it. According to that report, the plan of attack was in waves, hitting more than 50 … [Read more...] about Global-Scale Phishing Attack Brings New Malware
Post-Vaccine Survey Phishing Emails
Post-vaccine survey phishing emails are now a problem. The U.S. Department of Justice has recently issued an alert warning people of fake emails sent out asking recipients to take advantage of a post-vaccination survey. Naturally, as part of taking the post-vaccine survey phishing emails, they ask each participant several questions with designs … [Read more...] about Post-Vaccine Survey Phishing Emails
DMARC Minimize Phishing Emails
DMARC Minimize Phishing Emails. Minimizing phishing emails is excellent news as there are approximately three billion phishing emails sent in a day. That's both terrifying and depressing. On hearing that grim statistic, it's natural to assume that there's not much you can do to reduce your exposure to phishing emails, but surprisingly, there are … [Read more...] about DMARC Minimize Phishing Emails
Spam And Phishing Emails are Annoying
Spam And Phishing Emails are Annoying! Do you feel as though you get a lot of spam mail? If so, you should know that you get almost a hundred times more than what you think you're getting. However, most modern email systems (including Google's G-mail) do a spectacular job of filtering, which keeps the vast majority of it from ever reaching your … [Read more...] about Spam And Phishing Emails are Annoying
