FBI: US victims lost $2.7bn to online scammers in 2018, mostly to email fraudsters
Business email compromise (BEC) scams account for more than half of total losses
Business email compromise (BEC) scams account for more than half of total losses
Losses from so-called ‘remote access’ scams – where cold-calling criminals talk their way onto a victim’s computer under the auspices of providing technical support – are already more than double the total for 2017, according to new figures from the ACCC.
David Braue | 04 Sep | Read more
Don't click "View my bill" if you receive these emails from Telstra or EnergyAustralia.
While there is a general consensus that the Knightscope security robot in Washington, D.C., committed suicide on Monday, the same everyone-agrees-opinion is not true for the $7.4 million heist of the cryptocurrency Ether that happened on the same day.
Give this list to your employees, then go phish yourself
Steve Morgan | 19 Jul | Read more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's game of whack-a-mole with Windows tech support scammers continues.
A lot of people right now are selling their old iPhones and iPad minis to trade up to the supersized iPhone 6 models. Unfortunately, I suspect some of them are being scammed out of their devices -- I nearly was.
James A. Martin | 12 Sep | Read more
Cybercriminals tricked Fred into giving away sensitive information. Now he wants to know how "to mitigate this situation?"
Lincoln Spector | 16 Jun | Read more
It is almost summertime, and while the livin' supposedly gets a bit easier, it remains risky. As the vacation season approaches and everybody is planning travel, socializing with friends and family and relaxing, people in the "always connected" world should add one more item to their list: Don't relax when it comes to online security.
Taylor Armerding | 05 Jun | Read more
Microsoft last week released the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 14 (SIRv14), an biannual report includes data from the second half of 2012 and contains threat intelligence from over a billion computers worldwide.
As 2012 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the security trends of the year with this look at the hottest security slideshows of 2012.
Thor Olavsrud | 24 Dec | Read more
The holidays are nearly here and 2012 is on the way out. It's time to reflect on some of the most popular security stories and tips of the year as we prepare for 2013.
Thor Olavsrud | 20 Dec | Read more
Last week Gen. David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned in response to what has turned out to be a much bigger scandal than it first appeared.
Mark Gibbs | 20 Nov | Read more