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MetaMask Crypto Wallet Phishing

A phishing campaign is attempting to steal credentials for MetaMask cryptocurrency wallets, according to Lauryn Cash at Armorblox.

Amazon Prime Day 2022 is Coming: Here are Quick Cybersecurity Tips to Help You Stay Safe

Amazon Prime Days this year are July 12 - 13th 2022. As a result, cybercriminals are taking every step to capitalize on the holiday with new phishing attacks. I have been getting asked ...

Technology, Microlearning, and its Impact on Users and Cybersecurity

Technology is everywhere in society these days from our communication, shopping, and commerce capabilities. Whether email, online purchases, or using the blockchain, it amounts to large ...

Pre-Hijacking of Online Accounts are the Latest Method for Attackers to Impersonate and Target

Rather than run a complex credential harvesting phishing scam, attackers use existing information about their victim and hijack a popular web service account *before* it’s created.

“Failure to Authenticate” Wire Transaction at the Heart of a Cyber Insurance Appeal Case

Lawsuits over denied cyber insurance claims provide insight into what you should and shouldn’t expect from your policy – and that actions by your own users may make the difference.

Phishing Scammers Leverage Telegraph’s Loose Governance to Host Crypto and Credential Scams

The free and unmonitored webpage publishing platform has been identified as being used in phishing scams dating back as early as mid-2019, as a key part to bypass security solutions.

Vendor Impersonation Competing with CEO Fraud

Researchers at Abnormal Security have observed an increase in vendor impersonation in business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

[Heads Up]  Russia has increased the cyber attacks against countries that help Ukraine

The Wall Street Journal just reported that Russian intelligence agencies have increased the pace of cyberattacks against nations that have provided aid to Ukraine, according to new ...

Spear Phishing Campaign Targets the US Military

Researchers at Zscaler warn that a spear phishing campaign is targeting the US military and other sectors with phishing emails that purport to be voicemail notifications. The emails ...

FBI Warns of Fraudsters on LinkedIn

The US FBI has warned that scammers on LinkedIn are a “significant threat,” CNBC reports. Sean Ragan, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Francisco and Sacramento field offices, ...