How a VPN Protects You From Phishing Attacks

By Waqas
In 2019, 65% of organizations based in the United States experienced successful phishing attacks. So how to protect yourself from these attacks?
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Windows 7 ‘Upgrade’ Emails Steal Outlook Credentials

Researchers warn of emails pretending to help business employees upgrade to Windows 10 – and then stealing their Outlook emails and passwords. Continue reading Windows 7 ‘Upgrade’ Emails Steal Outlook Credentials

New Twitter phishing scam inspired from Twitter’s latest security response

By Sudais Asif
Crooks are using the July 15th’s cyberattack on Twitter to carry out phishing scam designed to steal the login credentials of unsuspected users.
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Fake wallet update steals 1400 Bitcoin ($16 million) from Electrum user

By Sudais Asif
Github users have identified the wallets where the scammer has transferred stolen Bitcoin.
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SANS InfoSec institute loses 28,000 records in phishing attack

By Waqas
SANS is known for providing high-profile and expensive training on InfoSec and cyber security. Oh, the irony.
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Fake Zoom meeting invitation phishing scam harvests Microsoft credentials

By Sudais Asif
Initially targeting Zoom users; the phishing scam aims for Outlook and Office365 credentials.
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Hackers used phone phishing on Twitter employee to access internal tools

By Waqas
Twitter was hit by a phone spear-phishing attack on July 15th, 2020.
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Bill & Melinda Gates foundation impersonated in Bitcoin phishing scam

By Sudais Asif
The importance of this Bitcoin phishing scam has increased…
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Go Phish: Cybercriminals Stick to Coronavirus and Financial Content to Fuel Phishing Schemes

We’ve reached the half-year mark and online scammers are still taking advantage of the uncertainties brought on by the pandemic. Cyber-attacks targeting both consumers and business surged worldwide, and the trend shows no sign of stopping any tim… Continue reading Go Phish: Cybercriminals Stick to Coronavirus and Financial Content to Fuel Phishing Schemes

‘Zoom account suspended’ phishing scam aims at Office 365 credentials

By Zara Khan
The phishing scam targets victims by claiming that their…
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