Tag: Cyberscam
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Prime Day: Unveiling the Popularity and Pitfalls, How to Safeguard Against Scams
Amazon Prime Day offers incredible deals, but amidst the excitement lies a lurking danger: scams. Fraudsters employ phishing tactics to steal personal info and financial credentials. Stay vigilant and learn how to protect yourself from these online traps.
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Unveiling the Threats: How BrandShield Fights Summer Scams Targeting Travelers
Unveil threats targeting summer travelers. Join BrandShield’s battle against scammers, ensuring secure getaways. Explore insights, protect your adventure, and trust their shield for blissful escapes.
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Financial Commission Warns of Copycat Domain
Recently, the Financial Commission, a prominent industry-specific dispute resolution service, has issued a warning regarding a copycat domain, finsreg.com. This alarming incident highlights the dangers of similar fake domain names and the potential risks they pose to unsuspecting users. In this article, we will delve into the details of the situation and explore how individuals…
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Homograph Attacks: How Hackers Exploit Similar-Looking Characters in Domain Names
One particularly deceptive strategy employed by hackers is the use of homograph attacks, where they mimic a website’s URL by utilizing nearly identical letters from other alphabets. In this article, we delve into the world of domain names and explore how hackers manipulate similar-looking characters to perpetrate scams. Moreover, we will discuss effective measures you…
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Contractor recruitment fraud: How to protect your agency
Contractor recruitment fraud is a long-running scam that preys on temporary work agencies, and unfortunately, it’s still thriving in 2023. Fraudsters posing as legitimate clients and contractors work together to defraud recruitment agencies out of thousands of pounds, sometimes even reaching six-figure values
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Cybersecurity Awareness for Tourists: Tips for Safe Online Booking
The tourism industry is a lucrative target for cybercriminals who seek to obtain and sell stolen travel points, hotel rewards, and airline credentials. According to a report by Check Point Research, the rise of global and regional threat actors targeting online travel and hospitality customers is alarming.
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Domain Name System changer functionality used in a new cyber scam
Kaspersky has reported the presence of a malicious cyber campaign that it once found in 2018. It has reported that the Roaming Mantis campaign has raised its head again. Not only has it raised its head, it is now using the Domain Name System (DNS) changer functionality to target the victims.
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5 fraudulent domain names detected every second
Fraudulent domain names are a nuisance every IT personal faces. However, do you have any idea about the total number of all fraudulent domain names? A report by Akamai claims the number to be at 79 million! The report states that Akamai processed 13 million fraudulent domain names every month in the first half of…
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Quad9 joins Cyber Threat Alliance
Quad9 is a prominent recursive DNS resolver. The Swiss organization is the only global public resolver, to not operate for profit but for public welfare. The organization is now going to join the alliance of the world’s most prolific cybersecurity entities: Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA). CTA is a conglomeration of cybersecurity leaders that work to…
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Federal Trade Commission proposes law against Brand Impersonation scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent entity responsible for the enforcement of antitrust laws and consumer protection, has issued a notice about a new law in making. The Commission has taken into account the growing number of impersonation scams, and is going frame a new rule to regulate it. The notice is termed as…
