Author Archives: Lance Whitney

In one type of phishing attack described by the IRS, scammers pose as IRS workers to try to coax employees into sharing social security numbers or bank account details.
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Known as Borat, a new Trojan spotted by Cyble allows attackers to compile malicious code to launch ransomware campaigns and DDoS attacks on the victim’s machine.
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Scams spotted by Tessian typically try to grab donations intended to support Ukrainian humanitarian efforts to combat Russia’s attack. See how these exploits work and how to avoid them.
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A credential harvesting campaign spotted by INKY at the end of February tried to lure its victims to Calendly, a legitimate and free online calendar app.
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