Email impersonation is a type of cyberattack where someone sends an email that appears to come from a trusted source, such as a colleague, boss, vendor, or company, in order to trick the recipient into taking an action—like clicking a malicious link, downloading an attachment, or transferring money or sensitive data. Also very common as […]
Instructions to help you avoid email scams This help document is intended to show you how scammers use fake Microsoft sign-in websites to trick you into giving up your email password. If you have a short attention span or don’t have time to absorb this much information, then please just remember one single thing: Don’t […]
Artificial Intelligence is already being used by hackers to mimic your voice combined with misuse of other technology that allows them to spoof your phone number. So imagine you get a phone call from your boss asking you to read off sensitive information that he/she urgently needs.
Many people assume that an email is safe if it comes from someone they know. That’s a dangerous assumption. The most lethal emails we see clients open did, in fact, come from someone they knew. That’s part of the vicious cycle of phishing emails.
Scammers are using the legitimate Intuit Quickbooks payment service to collect money for products and services that were never ordered or delivered. At least a small percentage of people fall for this scam without ever realizing it while the scammers happily collect their money.
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