Email stating, I know your password – Online Sextortion

“I know you are a such-and-such person. I know your password. To avoid jail time, send me $2000 in Bitcoin.” If you receive such an email, what’ll be your reaction? Sextortion is back in a new format! Online sextortion has […]

Text Messages from Microsoft – Genuine or Phishing?

If you receive text messages from Microsoft, they could be genuine, or they could be some kind of phishing attempt. We’ll discuss both in this post about why Microsoft is texting you. With text messaging becoming so popular, scams involving SMS’s […]

PhishTank will help you verify or report Phishing websites

PhishTank is a project from OpenDNS that aids in checking out websites that attempt Phishing. OpenDNS is a service that offers both domain name resolving service as well as blocking websites that are suspected as phishing domains. PhishTank is a […]

Password Spray Attack Definition and Defending yourself

The two most common used methods to gain access to unauthorized accounts are (a) Brute Force Attack, and (b) Password Spray Attack. We have explained Brute Force Attacks earlier. This article focuses on Password Spray Attack – what it is […]

Password Spoofing and How login passwords are stolen

Password Spoofing also-known-as login spoofing is one of the most common practices used by the attackers to steal your password. Spoofing is an attack where the invaders successfully falsify the login page of any website and convince you to give […]

Where to report Online Scams, Spam and Phishing websites?

Emails & SMSs asking us to pay a small handling fee to collect some fabulous prize have become the order of the day. Our email inbox is replete with such fraud emails. While most of us aware of these tricks, […]

What are Whaling scams & how to protect your Enterprise

If you work in or own an enterprise, then you need to know that there is always a high risk of cyber-attacks & scams taking place. Email Scams are the most common among them. Phishing comes in many flavors like […]

How Social Engineering attackers use PDF Attachments for Phishing

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 […]

Spear Phishing: Explanation, Examples and Protection

You already know about Phishing: the process of putting in some bait and waiting for someone to divulge his/her personal information. Phishing comes in many flavors like Spear Phishing, Tabnabbing, Whaling, Tabjacking, and Vishing and Smishing. But there is yet another […]

Password Alert extension for Google Chrome will protect you from phishing attacks

No matter how strong our security settings are, hackers always find some way or the other to intrude in our computer systems and steal our personal details. Hackers and cybercriminals always keep finding the innovative ways to lure users to share […]

You’ve heard of Phishing; now learn about Smishing and Vishing!

Most computer users and Internet surfers are by now aware of Phishing and its variants Spear Phishing, Tabnabbing, Whaling, and Tabjacking. In this article, we will try to make you aware of two more variants or attacks or scams: Smishing and […]

Avoid Online Shopping Fraud & Holiday Season Scams

The holiday season is synonymous with festivities, cheer, and mirth. It is also that “much-awaited time of the year” when flashy discount signs lure shopaholics with their special festive promotions and offer: the beginning of the “Sale Period”. While you […]

BitDefender Olympic Malware Removal Tool: Remove Olympic-related malware

Malware writers are always looking out for, and waiting for any event or a special occasion to push malicious code, spam or phishing mail to gullible computer users; and it is no different with Olympic games 2012 taking place. Some […]

How To Avoid Phishing Scams And Attacks

Phishing Scams are those which fool you into giving out personal information by using emails, etc. We have already seen what is Phishing. In this article, I will give some tips on how to avoid Phishing attacks and scams. Avoid […]

How to check for and report unsafe websites from Internet Explorer

One has to be very careful and alert these days while browsing the Internet. There will be websites who will try to engage you in a Phishing scam or even forcefully attempt to install malware on your computer. And there […]

What is Phishing and how to identify Phishing Attacks

Phishing (pronounced fishing) is a process which entices you to give out personal information by using electronic communication technique such as emails, masquerading to be from a legitimate source. Phishing is one of the fastest rising online crime method used […]

Tabnabbing attacks – A new Phishing tactic

Most of you are aware of Phishing, where a fraudulent process is initiate with the intent of acquiring sensitive information like passwords and credit card details, by presenting oneself as a legitimate entity. But what if you are on a […]

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