The spam texts can include spam emails and spam calls. These are all unwanted and often annoying text messages whose sender you don’t know. The purpose of such spam is to deceive the user and get his confidential information or draw you into the phishing attempt. These statements are received from a computer programmed to… Continue reading How to Stop Spam Texts?
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How to Get Rid of Spam Emails?
Email spam is an annoying and unwanted mailing of many letters. This kind of letter comes from unknown sources and sometimes even carries malicious compositions. Often spam emails use the tactics of extortion and intimidation or carry misleading information. But worst of all, attackers can access your smartphone, PC, or other devices through spam email.… Continue reading How to Get Rid of Spam Emails?
Scam Likely Calls: How to block them?
Have you ever glanced at your phone and seen the caller ID flash “Scam Likely”? Understanding what this alert means, why it appears, and how you can stop these calls is essential for protecting yourself from potential fraud. Here’s everything you need to know about the “Scam Likely” feature. What Does “Scam Likely” Mean? For… Continue reading Scam Likely Calls: How to block them?
List of Scammer Phone Numbers 2024
Telephones have long been integral to everyday life, and scammers couldn’t help but take advantage of them. Although making random calls is as old as the world, sometimes the calls come from numbers with all kinds of area codes you may not have even heard of before. As a result, automated phone calls have become… Continue reading List of Scammer Phone Numbers 2024
Skype & Microsoft Teams Spam Spreads DarkGate Loader
Over the past few years, DarkGate has been relatively inactive. However, several campaign deployments have been detected this year across the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. They started to aim at Microsoft apps, such as Skype and Teams, for spreading to target systems. What is DarkGate Loader? DarkGate Loader is a type of… Continue reading Skype & Microsoft Teams Spam Spreads DarkGate Loader
Back to School Scams Expand As August Begins
As the new school season approaches, scammers target students and their parents. They use social engineering and offer free school kits and discounts to lure potential victims. Thus, back to school scams are gaining momentum. The Season of Back to School Scams Cybersecurity researchers discovered a scam campaign that uses PDF files. Under the guise… Continue reading Back to School Scams Expand As August Begins
Emotet Has Resumed Activity after a Three-Month Break
Experts noticed that this week Emotet resumed its activity and after a three-month “rest” began to send malicious spam again. So far, information security specialists have not found any additional payloads. It looks like the malware is just collecting data for future spam campaigns. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Emotet Malware… Continue reading Emotet Has Resumed Activity after a Three-Month Break
Fake BSOD Scams Target Users Visiting Fake Adult Sites
The blue screen of death is probably the most unpleasant thing Windows users may ever see. In most cases, it is an alarming sign that something is wrong with your computer’s hardware or software. Some errors can mean that one or more components will soon be replaced. However, the Blue Screen of Death is not… Continue reading Fake BSOD Scams Target Users Visiting Fake Adult Sites
Bing’s Built-In AI Chatbot Misinforms Users and Sometimes Goes Crazy
More recently, Microsoft, together with OpenAI (the one behind the creation of ChatGPT), introduced the integration of an AI-powered chatbot directly into the Edge browser and Bing search engine. As users who already have access to this novelty now note, a chatbot can spread misinformation, and can also become depressed, question its existence and refuse… Continue reading Bing’s Built-In AI Chatbot Misinforms Users and Sometimes Goes Crazy
Cryptocurrency Scam “Pig Butchering” Penetrated the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
The Pig Butchering scam, a scam operation that specializes in fake investments in allegedly promising cryptocurrency projects, stocks, bonds, futures and options, was found in the Apple and Google app stores. Such attacks are called “pig slaughter”, and scammers use social engineering against their victims (“pigs”), finding contact with them on social networks and dating… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Scam “Pig Butchering” Penetrated the Apple App Store and Google Play Store