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How to Recognize a Phishing Email | McAfee Blog

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How to Recognize a Phishing Email | McAfee Blog

How do you recognize phishing emails and texts? Even as many of the scammers behind them have sophisticated their attacks, you can still pick out telltale signs. Common to them all, every phishing is a cybercrime that aims to steal your sensitive info. Personal info. Financial info. Other attacks go right for your wallet by selling bogus goods or pushing phony charities. You’ll find scammers posing as major corporations, friends, business associates, and more. They…

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How to Spot a Business Email Compromise Scam

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How to Spot a Business Email Compromise Scam

So this is the first step: Take control of your emotions. Yes, it can be difficult if you work in a demanding field. But it’s your best first defense, and your employer will thank you for it (or, at least, they should). Always Confirm Through a Second Channel Now that you’re skeptically questioning the legitimacy of the urgent request, check to make sure the email is coming from the person it claims to be from….

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Getting a Tighter Grip on Supply Chain Security Risk

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Getting a Tighter Grip on Supply Chain Security Risk

3rd Party Risk Management , Events , Governance & Risk Management Proofpoint CEO Ashan Willy on Ways to Identify Third-Party Compromises Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 7, 2023     Ashan Willy, CEO, Proofpoint Some of the most sophisticated cyberattacks are being targeted at third-party suppliers in an effort to affect their critical clients, said Ashan Willy, CEO of Proofpoint. But often client organizations affected by these attacks do not even realize…

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No, You Haven’t Won a Yeti Cooler From Dick’s Sporting Goods

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No, You Haven’t Won a Yeti Cooler From Dick’s Sporting Goods

Congratulations: You’ve been chosen for a Yeti Hopper M20 Cooler. You’ve been chosen many, many times. It’s right there, in your inbox.  The email is from Dick’s Sporting Goods. Never mind that it reads as Dicks Sporting Goods, minus the apostrophe, or Dicks SportingGoods, or Dicks SPORTING Goods. Search for “Dicks” in your Gmail and you’ll find it. Search for “Dicks” on Twitter and—well, something else might come up. But then you’ll see them, the complaints from people…

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Fraudsters Are Using Google Forms to Evade Email Filters

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Fraudsters Are Using Google Forms to Evade Email Filters

Business Email Compromise (BEC) , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Emails Are Likely a Reconnaissance Mission for Future Email Compromise Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • January 23, 2021     An email with the attached Google Form, (Source: Proofpoint) Fraudsters are using Google Forms to target retail, telecom, healthcare, energy and manufacturing companies in an apparent reconnaissance campaign to identify targets for follow-up business email compromise attack. See Also: Rapid Digitization and Risk: A…

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