Category Archives: Online Scams

US Military Personnel Actively Targeted By Cybercriminals; Over $350 Million in Reported Losses in the Past Five Years

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The most recent AtlasVPN research delves into fraud targeting US military personnel between 2015 and June 2020. In the past five years, active and former military staff have filed more than 680,000 complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), re… Continue reading US Military Personnel Actively Targeted By Cybercriminals; Over $350 Million in Reported Losses in the Past Five Years→

Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered

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Breaking News — The Nigerian prince and his allies who might have also asked you over an email for your assistance to help save “the first African astronaut lost in space” have finally been arrested by the FBI.

Don’t take it too seriously, as there’s … Continue reading Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered→

Google Takes Down 2.3 Billion Ads, Almost 60 Million Phishing Scams

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Google’s bad ads report for 2018 is out, and according to Director of Sustainable Ads Scott Spencer, 2.3 billion non-compliant ads were taken down for violating policies, almost 1 billion fewer than the 3.2 billion ads detected in 2017. Many repr… Continue reading Google Takes Down 2.3 Billion Ads, Almost 60 Million Phishing Scams→