By Toby Patrick
Technology has long been used to counter crime. But in many cases, technology is the foundation for criminal activity. One thing’s for sure, when new technology comes into our lives, criminal use cases aren’t too far behind.
Here’s how four significant developments in technology have led to an increase in criminal activity.
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Catch of the Day: Fund Transfer Phish
Chef’s Special: Browser Based Phish
Also serving: Remote Desktop Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my anti-spam nets and into my inbox. Some are contributed by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
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Catch of the Day: Authentication Expired Phish
Chef’s Special: BEC Trend Phish
Also serving: Open Redirect Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Advances in graphics processing technology and AI have slashed the time needed to crack a password using brute force techniques, says Hive Systems.
Phishing Email Alerts
Catch of the Day: Email Delivery Phish
Chef’s Special: QR Code Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
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Catch of the Day: Account Verification Phish
Chef’s Special: BEC Phish
Also serving: Mail Delivery Error Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
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Catch of the Day: Mail Delivery Phish
Chef’s Special: Top Scam Phish
Also serving: Spear Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
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Catch of the Day: Quickbooks EFT Phish
Chef’s Special: Spearphishing Report
Also serving: ChatGPT Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
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Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.45 years ago Cheri became my bride. Its been a long run, thanks for the many happy years
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Its that time of year again when cyber-criminals turn to a handful of seasonal favorite – tax refund fraud and W-2 information theft. The IRS maintains a tax scams page on their website at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-scams-consumer-alerts. There you can find information on:
The following article appeared in this blog two years ago, and deserves a reprint.