Former cybersecurity czar Rudy Giuliani has been targeted by typosquatters on Twitter, thanks to copious misspellings and other keyboarding errors made…
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Cyber tips for safe online dating: How to avoid privacy gaffs, exploits, and scams
Research and reporting on this article were conducted by Labs writers Chris Boyd and David Ruiz. Dating apps have been mainstream for…
WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation
Update [01-27-2020]: Shortly after this blog was published we noticed that a large part of the infrastructure behind this browlock was…
How not to buy drugs on the Internet
Disclaimer: This post is satirical in nature and meant to educate on the proliferation of scams, misinformation, and traps set up…
Help prevent disaster donation scams from causing more misery
It’s a sad day when we have to warn people about medical charity scams, or tax fakeouts, or even have a…
Instagram clamps down on fake messages with anti-phishing tool
Instagram accounts will always be a popular target for scammers. You might not think it’s a big deal if someone has…
Nextdoor neighborhood app sends letters on its users’ behalf
Dutch police departments and consumer organizations issued warnings about the use of the Nextdoor neighborhood app because people received letters (yes,…
The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams (updated)
Update (2019-09-04): A new wave of sextortion emails purporting to have originated from a group of hackers called ChaosCC—a play on…
QR code scam can clean out your bank account
“Excuse me sir, can I ask you for a favor? I want to pay for parking my car in this spot,…
How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it
UPDATE August 2, 2019: The US Federal Trade Commission has warned consumers that, due to the high number of claims made…