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5 major US wireless carriers vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks
When it comes to protection against this insidious type of scam, the telcos’ authentication procedures leave a lot be desired, a study finds
Amer Owaida • 13 Jan 2020
Ambitious scam wants far more than just PayPal logins
An ongoing phishing scam uncovered by ESET researchers seeks to wreak havoc on your money and digital life in one fell swoop
Luis Lubeck • 20 Dec 2019
5 scam prevention tips for seniors
How can people who didn’t grow up with technology protect themselves against some of the most common types of online fraud?
Tomáš Foltýn • 09 Dec 2019
5 scams to watch out for this shopping season
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner and scammers are gearing up to flood you with bogus offers
Amer Owaida • 28 Nov 2019
FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules
Up to 30 percent of romance fraud victims in 2018 are estimated to have been used as money mules
Tomáš Foltýn • 07 Aug 2019
Scam impersonates WhatsApp, offers ‘free internet’
The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a domain that is home to yet more bogus offers pretending to come from other well-known brands
Luis Lubeck • 29 Jul 2019
With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge
ESET researchers discover fraudulent schemes piggybacking on the popularity of the face-modifying tool FaceApp, using a fake “Pro” version of the application as a lure
Lukas Stefanko • 19 Jul 2019
BEC fraud losses almost doubled last year
On the good news front, the FBI notes the success of its newly-established team in recovering some of the funds lost in BEC scams
Tomáš Foltýn • 25 Apr 2019
I Still Didn’t See What You Did
More advice for detecting and avoiding sextortion scams
Bruce P. Burrell • 21 Mar 2019