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Phishing
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How Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode Can Prevent E-commerce Chargebacks
If e-commerce had seven dirty words, chargeback (a demand by a credit-card provider for a retailer to make…
July 19, 2017
Fake WhatsApp Subscription Email Stealing Banking Data
It is not uncommon for scammers to send phishing emails that trick the users into downloading a malicious…
July 17, 2017
UK Parliament Under “Sustained and Determined” Cyber Attack
The computer systems of UK parliament has suffered a massive cyber attack forcing the staff to quit their…
June 24, 2017
US Judge falls for email scam; loses $1 million
The cybercriminal community spends a lot of time developing scams to make sure their target falls for them. In…
June 22, 2017
Erebus Ransomware: Hosting Firm Pays Hackers $1m Ransom
Almost four days ago, HackRead reported that a new version of ransomware called Erebus has affected more than…
June 20, 2017
4 School Districts in Florida Attacked By Moroccan Hackers
A group of hackers from Morocco allegedly tried to hack the US voting systems. In an attempt, they…
June 19, 2017
Criminals snatching iPhones to scam users twice
A relatively simple and yet threatening smartphone scam has emerged in which the victim gets scammed twice. The…
June 14, 2017
Phishing Scams: 5 Excellent Tips That Will Protect You
Phishing scams are growing in popularity and they are a common cause of identity theft. It doesn’t matter…
June 12, 2017
Google: Its Tech Now Blocks 99.9% of Gmail Phishing and Spam Emails
After the effects of the phishing campaign that used Google Docs as a tool to attack, Google has…
June 1, 2017
Hackers alter stolen emails for clandestine attacks against Putin’s critics
This has become the era where the internet is widely used for the purpose of cyber reconnaissance/espionage/corruption by…
May 26, 2017