scams

The rising popularity of Bitcoin hasn’t gone unnoticed by online scammers, and according to ThreatTrack’s Chris Boyd, they have started tricking users into …

90% of UK workers surveyed have clicked on a web link embedded in an email with two-thirds (66%) admitting they very rarely first check to ensure the link is genuine, …

Not a month goes by without security researchers finding new malicious apps on Google Play. According to BitDefender, more than one percent of 420,000+ analyzed apps offered …

Just in time for the upcoming holidays and gift-giving, Sony has released PlayStation 4 last week and Microsoft is set to release Xbox One next week. But online scammers are …

Creating a Facebook page, making it popular and followed by many by using a number of approaches, then finally selling it to the highest bidder that’s interested in …

Not ones to miss an opportunity, malware peddlers are piggybacking on the fact that Facebook is blocking the accounts of certain users and demanding they change their …

Another bitcoin exchange has shut down, taking approximately $4.1 million worth of its clients’ bitcoins with it and, according to CoinDesk, foul play from its operator …

In a move that should surprise no-one, cyber scammers have started taking advantage of the disastrous situation in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. The scammy …

As the holiday season approaches, Trend Micro is raising concern about the ongoing proliferation of Apple iOS phishing sites, as well as a sizable uptick in online banking …

McAfee released its annual “12 Scams of Christmas” list to educate the public on the most common scams that criminals use during the holiday season to take …

A record number of brands were targeted by phishers in the second quarter of 2013, according to APWG. A total of 639 unique brands were targeted by phishing attacks in the …

I just got off the phone with a very nice gentleman from the “service center for the Windows operating system computers.” During the call, he informed me that they …