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Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?

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You may have heard that today’s phone fraudsters like to use use caller ID spoofing services to make their scam calls seem more believable. But you probably didn’t know that your bank may be making it super easy for thieves to impersonate the bank, by giving away information about recent transactions on your account via automated, phone-based customer support systems. Continue reading Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?→

Massive Email Bombs Target .Gov Addresses

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Over the weekend, unknown assailants launched a massive cyber attack aimed at flooding .gov email inboxes with subscription requests to thousands of email lists. According to experts, the attack was successful largely thanks to the staggering number of email newsletters that don’t take the basic step of validating new signup requests. Continue reading Massive Email Bombs Target .Gov Addresses→