Tag Archives: Phishing
Your NETFLIX Membership Has Expired Phishing Email
Did you know that your Netflix Membership has expired on Dec 31st 2019? Hackers are using these types of Phishing emails to try and gain access to your account to obtain private information and maybe watch some NETFLIX on your dime. Some common tip-offs that an email is phony are typos, grammatical mistakes, awkward language,…
Hackers Use Fake Windows Update Emails to Inject Cyborg Ransomware
Hackers are using a Fake Windows Update email to inject cyborg ransomware. The email campaign has been found during the latest Windows 10 November 2019 update that was release. Users are getting fake emails regarding this update Windows update and it states that you should download the update attached. This attachment is not a Windows…
Webcam Blackmail or Sextortion Emails
It’s unbelievable how frequent people fall for the Webcam Blackmail or Sextortion emails. I have received a few and it’s quite hilarious and also rude on how they go about writing these emails. I’ll show you how fake Webcam Blackmail or Sextortion emails are. But first did you know hundreds of Millions of similar emails…
Adobe Users Compromised Due To Public Accessible Database
Around 7.5 million Adobe Creative Cloud users details are now available on the dark web. Researcher Bob Diachenko uncovered the compromised database which could be tapped without a password or any other authentication; offering an attacker access to email addresses, account information and which Adobe products that users purchased. They were quickly made aware but…
Top Email Phishing Scams
Email phishing scams have evolved to a point that makes it very difficult to tell which are real and which are fake. These days phishing emails are imitating legitimate brands and people to trick victims into providing money or providing credentials over an email or a fake landing page. Roughly one in four Americans in…
Identity Thieves Pushing New Chase Phishing Scams
Identity thieves continually develop new ways to obtain your personal information. I personally have gotten the latest Phishing email scam these thieves are using. Looks like these Hackers didnt stop at just hacking Chase but now also taking advantage of the Chase breach to do more harm to people. This email is not legitimate. If…
A Free decryptor tool for ZQ Ransomware
Victims affected by the ZQ Ransomware can have a breathe of relief due to researchers developing a free decryptor tool to decrypt files encrypted by the ZQ Ransomware. About The ZQ Ransomware Michael Gillespie Discovered this specific ransomware that adds a specific ZQ extension to encrypted files. The malware has infected users in the US,…
Microsoft Outlook.com Email Accounts Breached By Hackers
Many users received a notification from Microsoft Outlook.com letting them know about accounts being breached by hackers. A Motherboard report said that the breach is “much worse” than what was reported. The hackers were able to access emails and attachments and that the hackers were able to access a large number of Outlook, MSN and…
TrickBot phishing scams for 2019 tax season
Hackers are once again using the TrickBot banking trojan to exploit the tax season by pushing malicious Microsoft Excel spreadsheet documents via spam campaigns. IBM noticed a few different types of phishing emails are pretending to be from ADP and Paychex which are malicious emails spreading the TrickBot trojan. “Taxpayers should be on constant guard for…
Oregon DHS fell victim to a targeted phishing attack
Nine employees Oregon department of Human Services managed to fall for a targeted phishing attack which compromised 350,000 patients and 2 million Emails. On a notice by the Cyber Security Team on January 28th determined that the email accounts were breached after nine employees fell to spear-phishing attack. The links they clicked on allowed…