Payroll Scams on the Rise
This is a simple scam to pull off. Hackers take the name of your boss, create a new email account in Gmail or any email service, then proceed to email employees with a message similar to this: “There is something I need you to do. I am going into a meeting now...
Personal Outlook, Hotmail & MSN Emails Compromised!
These were the first email accounts to be used and some of us still have one of these accounts even if we don’t use it very often. Recently, Microsoft has notified people with these accounts that they may have been hacked. Microsoft states that the hackers were...
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Phishing Scam Hits Instagram
The Nasty List is a phishing scam that has been circulating on Instagram and targeting login credentials. The Instagram post looks like one of the following: If you end up clicking on it to see what it’s all about it is going to send you to a fake login site. ...
TrickBot Makes a Return
TrickBot is a banking Trojan that is spread through phishing emails with attachments. These emails are well written and very official looking without the grammatical errors that we have come to associate with scams. After you open the attachment, TrickBot is...
Newest Ransomware Distributed via Email
The latest ransomware is called Unnam3d and is demanding a $50 gift card from Amazon. The email pretends that it’s from Adobe Flash Player for an update. It looks similar to this: After the attachment is opened from the email it starts to move your files from...
This Phishing Scam Could Fooling Anyone!
What happens? Hackers spoof the phone number on the back of your credit card to call and alert you to a fraudulent charge. They ask you to verify the CVV code on the back of your card. Everything sounds right. The person on the other end of the phone has even...
‘Shade’ Ransomware on the Rise
Researchers have noticed an overall decrease in ransomware over the last year, however, the one that seems to be hanging in there and actually increasing is called ‘Shade.’ This ransomware is sent as an email attachment with an urgent note to open it...
HP Recalls MORE Batteries!
In January of 2018 HP recalled 150,000 devices because of defective batteries that were overheating, melting or causing fires and possible burning people. They have recently expanded that recall to include another 78,000 plus devices with defective batteries. Which...
Zombie Accounts
This term is used to describe accounts that been closed for a while and reopened. There are three ways that these accounts can ‘come back to life’ if you will: 1: Accidentally. 2: ‘Targeted,’ which means that someone intentionally uses an...