Let's look at a common example of how phishing works: Let's say you receive an email from someone impersonating a large social media platform, like LinkedIn. This email is a spoof (its masquerading as the real thing), alerting you, the target, to reset your password. That email often c...
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Once they have control of a high-profile email account and act as a company authority, these imposters direct wire transfers, facilitate fictitious vendor payments, and more. To gain control of email accounts, hackers are using credential harvesting emails and websites, password spraying, ...
If you receive an email from a company or individual claiming to be associated with a foreign government, delete it immediately. This is yet another example of something that sounds too good to be true. Agree to accept this money transfer and you'll soon find yourself being asked for bank ...
Set up alerts via email, text or your bank’s app to monitor fraudulent activity.“In the old days, customers often were unaware of fraud until they got their monthly bank statements,” he says. “Because of this delay, the fraudulent activity could continue for up to four weeks. With al...
Hackers nabbed emails between congressional staff and Library of Congress Affected staff were notified Friday afternoon, according to an internal email. Capitol Hill communications with the Congressional Research Service frequently involve confidential legislative drafts or policies still in the brainstorming ...
IBM X-Force Red, IBM’s autonomous team of veteran hackers that get hired to break into organizations and uncover risky vulnerabilities that criminal attackers may use for personal gain,reportsthat 26.5% of recipients click on malicious links sent through email. Phishing is consistently successful. ...
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Without proper email security, hackers can easily intercept your emails and commit all sorts of fraud with your customer’s data. This includes identity theft, breaching personal accounts, or simply selling data, to name a few. As a result, we’ve seen a raft of companies stung by fines, ...
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