Phishing
Alert: Massive ‘How Are You’ Phishing Scam Targets 200 Million U.S. Residents
Beware: Hijacked Facebook Accounts Fuel Rising Impersonation Scams A surging impersonation scam is exploiting hijacked Facebook accounts, targeting over 200 million users with fake messages from compromised profiles. Starting with innocuous greetings like “How are you doing today?”, cybercriminals impersonate friends or family to lure victims into fraudulent schemes, such as fake government grants, giveaways, […]
Chrome Users Alert: 3 Billion at Risk from Phishing Scams Targeting Personal and Financial Data
FBI Warns Chrome Users About Fake File Converter Scams The FBI has alerted Google Chrome’s 3 billion users about fake websites posing as file converters (e.g., converting .doc to .pdf) that install malware to steal sensitive data like Social Security numbers, passwords, and banking details. Hackers use these seemingly legitimate tools to infiltrate devices, often […]
FBI Alerts Gmail Users to Surging Phishing Scams and Account Hijacking Threats
FBI Warns 1.8 Billion Gmail Users of Medusa Ransomware Threat (Include image: Stock photo of a hacker with a lock symbol, captioned: "Medusa ransomware threatens critical sectors like healthcare and education.") The FBI and CISA have issued an urgent warning to Google’s 1.8 billion Gmail users about the “Medusa” ransomware group, which has extorted millions […]