[SCAM OF THE WEEK] Sean Connery's Final Wish is Revealed

Nov 2, 2020 2:02:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

After the sad passing of famous actor Sir Sean Connery, Yahoo News released an article that revealed his final wish after he passed away peacefully with his family at his side.

[Heads-up] Scam Of The Week: Coronavirus Phishing Attacks In The Wild

Jan 31, 2020 1:28:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Yup, you can count on it, when there is a worldwide health scare, the bad guys are on it like flies on $#!+. We are seeing a new malicious phishing campaign that is based on the fear of ...

Scam Of The Week: "Kobe Bryant Dead, Dies in Helicopter Crash"

Jan 26, 2020 4:29:02 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Today, news broke that Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash. His daughter Gigi was also on board and died in the crash. This is a celebrity death that the bad guys are going to be ...

Scam Of The Week: Exit Windows 7, Enter Scams

Jan 23, 2020 8:00:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft ended support for the Windows 7 operating system on January 14th, and scammers are taking advantage of the long-anticipated news to launch tech support scams, according to the ...

[Scam Of The Week] Don't Fall For This Tricky: “Start your 2020 with a gift from us”

Jan 13, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Paul Ducklin at Naked Security warned us about a scam that just surfaced and promises a gift by courier from overseas where the other person hasn’t told you what they’re sending – the ...

[Heads-Up] Scam Of The Week: Thousands Of Hacked Disney+ Accounts Are Already For Sale On Criminal Sites

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Apart from me, guess who has been anticipating the Disney+ channel?

Scam Of The Week: Bogus Performance Review as Phishbait

Oct 17, 2019 7:08:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New phishing attacks are imitating performance appraisals in order to steal employees’ credentials, according to IBM SecurityIntelligence. The attackers are posing as HR employees and ...

Scam Of The Week: Equifax Settlement Phishing

Jul 31, 2019 3:55:21 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Well, that did not take long! The Equifax Data Breach resulted in a settlement and those affected have a choice between free credit monitoring or a $125 payment.

[Scam of The Week] New 'US State Police' Phishing Extortion Scam Includes Contact Numbers

Jul 20, 2019 11:26:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friend Larry Abrams at Bleeping computer warned: "A new extortion scam is underway that pretends to be from a US State Police detective who is willing to delete child porn evidence if ...

Scam Of The Week: Microsoft OneNote Audio Note Phishing Emails

Jul 8, 2019 10:14:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing scammers are coming up with more innovative methods to convince their targets to provide login credentials. Such is the case with a new OneNote Audio Note phishing campaign that ...

Scam Of The Week: "When Users Add Their Names to a Wall of Shame"

Jan 14, 2019 10:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher, found out about another insidious bad guy trick: "If you work in IT there has undoubtedly come a dark moment when you wondered to yourself ...

Scam Of The Week: Cryptocurrency On Twitter

Oct 31, 2018 2:09:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The recent rash of cryptocurrency scams on Twitter show organizations that social media is there to share posts and can’t protect platform users.

Scam Of The Week: Sextortion With A RATty Twist

Oct 21, 2018 10:47:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Sextortion is a form of blackmail where the extortionist claims to have photos or video of the victim watching adult entertainment on their computer. The criminal threatens to send the ...

SCAM OF THE WEEK: "The Boss Needs iTunes Gift Cards For Customers... NOW"

Sep 12, 2018 7:25:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

If you ever wondered if those iTunes gift card phishes really work, see the below email exchange.

Scam Of The Week: SharePoint Phishing Attack On Office 365 Users

Aug 16, 2018 3:03:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The attack dubbed “PhishPoint” by Cloud Security vendor Avanan demonstrates the craftiness and extent cybercriminals will go to in order to harvest Office 365 credentials.

Fake Hotel Website Scams Target Travelers and Hotels

Jul 25, 2018 1:24:57 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals will take advantage of any situation that separates people from their money. And what better way than to purport to be a reputable hotel and take reservations?

Scam Of The Week: Another New CEO Fraud Phishing Wrinkle

Jul 20, 2018 4:08:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

So, here's a new CEO Fraud phish: see these fresh screen shots from emails reported to us through the free KnowBe4 Phish Alert Button. Bad guys spoof the managing partner and CPA and an ...

[Scam Of The Week] Amazon Prime Day Is Only 4 days away

Jul 12, 2018 4:35:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

It's a prime opportunity for the bad guys to send a raft of phishing attacks. We do have a "Free Amazon Prime Account" template that we just modified to fit a Prime Day-style scam. It's ...

Scam of The Week: Celebrity Deaths Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain

Jun 9, 2018 10:10:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Two celebrities committed suicide this week, and unfortunately that's going to be exploited by lowlife internet criminals in a variety of ways.

Scam Of The Week: GDPR Phishing Attack With Apple Flavor / Royal Wedding

May 19, 2018 2:01:19 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Social engineering follows seasonal patterns. It's also connected to major events. We see this every year with holiday-themed phishing attacks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.