Scammers are targeting your social network accounts with phishing emails that pretend to be copyright violations or promises of a shiny ‘blue checkmark’ next to your name. With social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok becoming a significant component in people’s lives, attackers target …
Security researchers have spotted a new spam campaign on Facebook designed to lure unsuspecting users to phishing pages that attempt to trick them into surrendering their Facebook login credentials. First detected by the Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure, the campaign has been running for about two weeks …
A new phishing campaign is being carried out against users of Facebook. The scheme targets individuals and relies on abusing the platform’s Trusted Contacts feature in order to trick victims into surrendering personal information. The attack was first identified by Access Now, a non-profit advocacy group …
PayPal users are being targeted by a phishing scam that goes beyond just trying to steal a user’s login credentials—it also asks the victims to take a selfie while holding credit cards and form of identification. The attack, discovered by security research firm PhishMe, mark an …
Last week’s Google Docs phishing attack sent waves across social media, as users including journalists, academics and employees from high-profile corporations were affected. As part of the phishing attempt, users received an email with an invite to a Google Doc that appeared to be from a …
If someone has sent you a ‘Shared Google Doc,’ just don’t open it. Update: It appears that Google has revoked access to the OAuth client. A phishing attack that spread like wildfire amongst Google users appears to be under control. According to a Reddit user in …
It was just last week that we covered the Punycode phishing attack. A week before that, we were talking about fake VPN services pretending to be affiliated with legit, big name services. Today’s phishing attack is masquerading as a Google Docs file. The short version of …
Efforts like raising awareness about Phishing have yielded desired results, but the cybercriminals continue to find new ways of devising attacks. The latest attacks through PDF attachments are geared towards pushing users to enter their email account credential into well-crafted phishing pages, reveals a finding …
Researchers have discovered a new phishing attack that is currently underway that is targeting Google Gmail accounts in a sophisticated way. What’s interesting about this specific attack is that it uses a new method, one that could even lure tech savvy users into its trap. The …
