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Cybercriminals are now using LinkedIn to find a way into your files. Learn how to detect phishing on LinkedIn and protect yourself from it. Image: Natee Meepian/Shutterstock Cybercriminals are always changing their tactics in order to achieve their goals. With phishing, the goal is to collect banking credentials, credit card numbers or get access to emails from users, which in turn allows them to run more sophisticated scams, like the infamous business email compromise scam…

Threat actors hacked email servers of the FBI to distribute spam email impersonating FBI warnings of fake cyberattacks. The email servers of the FBI were hacked to distribute spam email impersonating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warnings of fake sophisticated chain attacks from an advanced threat actor. The message tells the recipients that their network has been breached and that the threat actor has stolen their data. “Our intelligence monitoring indicates exfiltration of several…

More than 5,300 malicious websites have popped up each week, the highest since the start of 2021, says Check Point Research. Image: iStock/tevarak The 2021 holiday season is a busy time for people as they get ready to shop, both at physical stores and at online sites. But of course, this is also a busy time for cybercriminals as they get ready to exploit the season to target consumers with scams. SEE: Fighting social media phishing…

Yet another consumer is disturbed by the sketchy algorithms deployed by Facebook. Here’s how the app knows what you’re talking about and what to do about it. Image: Chesnot / Getty Images This past weekend, my mother-in-law came for a visit. During her stay, something happened to cause her great concern. Let me set the stage. Everyone was gathered around the dining room table, having a grand time. One of the kids brought out a…

A recently published report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that official security guidance from the Department of Education is out-of-date, and needs to be refreshed to address the increasing reports of ransomware and other cyber threats. According to the GAO report, the current plan for addressing threats to K-12 schools was developed and issued in 2010 and has not been updated to deal with the changing nature of cybersecurity attacks, such…