Category: Featured
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Malicious PNG Email Attachments
Proceed with caution and avoid opening or viewing image files from unknown and trusted senders. Many people falsely believe that image files are always safe. These people say to themselves, “What could possibly happen by looking at a picture?”. This kind of thinking is misinformed and terribly wrong; there is significant risk in viewing image…
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Fake Job Recruiting Text Messages
Have you recently received a text message that says it’s from a recruiter or popular job website like Indeed or Zip Recruiter? These text messages normally include a link that you click on to access a job application or job listing.
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Fake ACH Payment Failure Notifications
Please be vigilant and act with caution should you receive an email alerting that your automatic ACH payment failed, or that your ACH details must be updated. This could be a ploy to steal your bank account details.
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It’s Time to Change Your Password
Many people neglect to change their email account password periodically. It is not uncommon for people to use the same password for many years or never change it at all.
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How to Avoid Holiday Donation Scams
As the holidays approach, communities transition into the season of giving and charity. Many kindhearted people are eager to donate toys, gifts and money to charities. However, we must use discernment when giving. It is critical that we verify our money is going to legitimate causes. Unfortunately, criminals prey on people’s generosity during the holiday…
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Fake Credit Card Email Offers
Fraudsters are sending phishing emails designed to look like credit card offers. The emails often advertise an attractive VISA or Mastercard offer that includes a low interest rate, loyalty rewards or balance transfer options. The emails also include PDF attachments that are designed to look like credit card applications. The hackers are hoping that innocent…
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Malicious PDF Email Attachments
Hackers are carrying out cyberattacks through email that involve sending malicious emails that include PDF file attachments. Often the emails are drafted to look like a billing notification or invoice sent by a reputable company. The emails frequently include a PDF file attachment named “invoice” or are labeled with a series of numbers that appear…
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How to Secure Your Bank Accounts
When hackers are asked why they hack, they list three primary reasons: 1) for the challenge, 2) for fun and 3) for the money. While there isn’t much you can do to make hacking less fun for these criminals, you can make stealing your money far more challenging and less financially rewarding. Securing your bank…
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How to Prevent Email Compromise
Did you know that hackers are breaking into people’s email inboxes so they can send fraudulent and malicious emails to the hacked victim’s friends, family and other stored contacts? It’s a common cybersecurity issue and a particularly distressing form of hacking because the innocent friends and family have no way to distinguish the emails send…
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When a Hacker Calls
Every day, hackers and fraudsters use a technique called phone spoofing to impersonate legitimate nonprofits and businesses on caller ID. They use software that hides their real phone number but instead displays someone else’s phone number. Using these phone spoofing tools, hackers trick unsuspecting victims into sharing their personal data, credit card numbers or banking…