What does spam mean in texting? Receiving random text messages from unknown numbers is unsettling. But, unfortunately, spam is more than just irritating. It can also be a locomotive for malware. Read on to learn how to block random text messages from unknown numbers, stop spam, and protect against other scams. What are spam text… Continue reading Texting Spam: How to Stop Spam Text Messages
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Apple ID Scams: Identify and Prevent Apple Phishing Email
Apple users are believed to be protected from all sorts of fraud and hacking. That’s because Apple designs its technologies with all required privacy and security requirements. But alas, fraudsters have come up with methods of penetration into users’ personal space and know how to make them give their data. This article will tell you… Continue reading Apple ID Scams: Identify and Prevent Apple Phishing Email
How to Stop Spam Calls & Block Unwanted Calls Immediately
Unwanted spam calls, as well as unwanted emails, often come from fraudsters. There are cases when these emails or calls come from companies or stores where you have recently made purchases, orders, etc. But sometimes, the nature of those messages is questionable. Moreover, their amount can make you mad just because receiving a dozen notifications… Continue reading How to Stop Spam Calls & Block Unwanted Calls Immediately
What to Do if A Scammer Has Your Email Address?
Scammers usually hack into email accounts to send fake messages from a trusted address, making recipients fall for their tricks. For example, to get them to send money, transmit personal information, or click a link that installs malware, spyware, or a virus on your device. Email hacking can also put your co-workers, friends, and family… Continue reading What to Do if A Scammer Has Your Email Address?
Dangers Of Spam Email: Tips How To Avoid, Spam Email Revenge
Many businesses don’t consider all of the dangers of spam and just think it is an annoyance. Although unwanted emails are frustrating, they can be threatening in many scenarios. Spam email is often easy to spot, usually in advertisements for quick money-making schemes or appeals to charity. Whatever the content is, the key for detecting… Continue reading Dangers Of Spam Email: Tips How To Avoid, Spam Email Revenge
Spam Phone Calls Revenge: Prevent Spam Risk Phone Calls
Statistics show that an average of 1,900 spam calls are made every second. Given recent statistics about it, it is clear that it is another problem in the head of users. And many of them are not trying to get revenge for this spammer. So we will figure out where it came from, what spam… Continue reading Spam Phone Calls Revenge: Prevent Spam Risk Phone Calls
20 Dangerous Types of Cybersecurity Threats
The cybersecurity threats in this year are more considerable than ever. Due to the emergence of efficient ransomware, coin miners, spyware, and so on, hacking has become a consistently profitable business. Knowing about cybersecurity threats is crucial because it livens up the safety measures. In addition, when you’re aware of what is up against you… Continue reading 20 Dangerous Types of Cybersecurity Threats
Meta Infostealer Malware Spread via Spam
Meta, a newly crafted information-stealing malware, is distributed via a vast spam spree. The mechanism of the stealer injection within this campaign is already well-known. However, Meta is now a mainstream tool among hackers. Therefore, further attacks featuring this software but with different scenarios are inevitable. This article explains how the current malspam scheme works.… Continue reading Meta Infostealer Malware Spread via Spam
Hackers broke into FBI mail server and sent fake cyberattack alerts
Last weekend, unknown hackers managed to break into the mail server of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Hackers used the access to send letters that imitated FBI alerts about cyberattacks and data theft. Spamhaus, a non-profit spam-tracking organization, reported that such emails were delivered to tens of thousands of recipients in two waves. At… Continue reading Hackers broke into FBI mail server and sent fake cyberattack alerts
FBI experts say that this year “sextortion” brought scammers more than $8 million
Experts from the FBI Internet Fraud Complaints Center (IC3) spoke about the activation of fraudsters in the field of the so-called “sextortion”. To denote such activity, the term sextortion is used, derived from the words sex and extortion. This tactic involves intimidating users: as a rule, such scammers send out spam, in which they try… Continue reading FBI experts say that this year “sextortion” brought scammers more than $8 million