hanging up after just a couple of seconds. The perpetrator hopes that curiosity will prompt the person to call back. But doing so will result in expensive per-minute charges, leaving the caller with an expensive bill if the scammer succeeds in keep them on the line for any length of time...
That's when a scammer contacts a victim and convinces the person that they've been hired at a company and needs to complete employee information. In reality, the scammer is stealing someone's personal information. Victims lost a median $1,995 in employment scams last year, the BBB said....
In the context of hacking, social engineering a password is when hackers trick someone into divulging their password details, such as by pretending to be tech support. It’s often easier to gain someone’s trust than it is to gain access to their computer, especially if the scammer isn’t...
Stealing your mail or wallet.Identity theft can also come from physical theft. If a criminal steals your wallet or mail, they can get access to your most sensitive information. Did You Fall Victim To a Type of Identity Theft? Do This ...
Five months later, after Marques Brownlee made a video on the topic, YouTube began taking tentative steps to address the issue. But a quick Reddit search reveals that YouTube impersonators and giveaway scams are still alive and well today. How does the scam work? The scammer sets up a...
After your Computers, Servers, Routers , Mobiles and Tablets, now hackers are targeting your Smart TVs, warns Eugene Kaspersky the co-founder and chief executive of Kaspersky Lab. As the increase in the manufactures of Smart TVs by different companies, it could be estimated that by 2016, over...
You get an email that appears to be from PayPal claiming that someone has changed your password. You click on the link in the email, which opens what appears to be the PayPal login page. You enter your login information, which goes straight to a scammer who uses it to hack your account...
The last few years or so have seen rise to the era of scammer documentaries and shows based on con artists-turned-celebrities. One of Netflix's most successful documentaries on the topic is The Tinder Swindler, which opened eyes about how wild the art of catfishing can get. While some li...
If you're not 100% certain the scammer no longer has access to your text messages,turn off text-based two-factor authenticationand create new, strong passwords.3 After dealing with the immediate threat,consider signing up for identity theft monitoringand freezing your credit to limit future attem...
Email scams are another major threat. You might receive an email that appears legitimate because the scammer has appropriated the IRS logo or an actual tax software company’s logo. The email may claim to be about your refund, return status, or tax account.20 Links in the email may direct...