phishing email attack can be used to initiate fraudulent wire transfers in which a victim is tricked into transferring funds to an account controlled by the attackers. The FBI has released thata reported $221 million was lost to wire transfer fraud in 2019- and only 15% of wire fraud is ...
Like Steam phishing campaigns, this particular Steam scam—referred to loosely as the “I accidentally reported you” or “I accidentally reported your account” scam—has been coming and going since initial reports of it emerged in late 2018. To date, it has no other target apart f...
The most common result of clicking on a phishing link is that you’ll be taken to a fake site asking you to sign in to one of your online accounts. As long as you don’t, chances are you’ll be fine. If you do mistakenly provide your credentials, your account could be hacked in ...
- Median reported loss: $270 Phishing scams can be the hardest to identify as they come in such a wide variety of forms. The most common are emails either claiming you have won a prize and need to claim it or owe something and threatening consequences if unpaid. Sometimes these emails inc...