Fake Email or “Phishing” Awareness & Education Sending fake emails is one of the most common scams, so it’s important to know what to look for. What is "Phishing"? Scammers use fake emails, also called phishing, brand spoofing or carding, to “fish” for information. ...
Do you know what a phishing scam is? “I don’t know what a phishing scam is. I’ve never heard of it.” Do you know what spear phishing is? “Yeah. Yeah. When you throw a spear at a fish to catch it. Right? What is it?”...
While you may think you are giving your information to a valid company, instead you are providing it to a fraudster! Why Did I Receive a Phishing Email? You received a phishing email simply because your email address has ended up in the hands of a fraudster. Email addresses are easily ...
BEC: Business email compromise (CEO fraud) Smishing: Text message (SMS) phishing Vishing: Voice (phone call) phishing Quishing: QR code phishing Angler phishing: Social media phishing Organizations understand the importance of protecting sensitive information and avoiding a data breach. However, securi...
Phishing has many forms, but one effective way to trick people into falling for fraud is to pretend to be a sender from a legitimate organization. A phishing trap lures users to a malicious website using familiar business references and using the design from a site that has the same logo,...
Phishing has many forms, but one effective way to trick people into falling for fraud is to pretend to be a sender from a legitimate organization. A phishing trap lures users to a malicious website using familiar business references and using the design from a site that has the same logo,...
Awareness, and vigil can help guard against even the most sophisticated attacks. Sketching out the anatomy of a typical spear phishing attack and outlining the perils of falling victim (personal identity fraud, financial loss to company, parting of important trade secrets etc.) can make the users...
Email fraud is a dangerous practice that has become increasingly common in today’s digital age. Attackers’ primary goal is typically to steal money or personal data — or both. They use a variety of tactics, such as phishing emails and scams, to trick victims into divulging sensitive informa...
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) put out a pair of warnings (1,2) in recent weeks regarding a fraud scheme that involves email, wire transfers, checks, and international business. The target of these schemes are businesses that work with foreign suppliers and those that perform wire...
Email spoofing is a synonym for a phishing attack. It has been an issue since the ‘70s, and it started with spammers using it to bypass email spam filters.Over 3 billionspoofing emails are sent per day and this is a major cyber security threat. In this article, we will get into email...