Security News
Employees at Portland Public Schools were breathing easier this week after thwarting a business email compromise (BEC) scam that could have cost them almost $3m.
Episode 4 of the Naked Security Podcast is now live! This week host Anna Brading is joined by Paul Ducklin and Matt Boddy. They discuss how iPhone vulnerabilities have changed Apple’s attitude...
Cybercriminals managed to divert $2.5 million in a business email compromise (BEC) scam targeting Cabarrus County, North Carolina. $1.7 million of that has not been recovered and remains missing. read more
The county could only claw back some of the $2,504,601 it paid to a scammer posing as a contractor working on building a new high school.
Not all phishes contain easily spotted errors or obviously dodgy web links - here's how to stay safe...
Fraudulent emails that try to trick their victims into conducting financial transactions amounted to losses of more than $1.2 billion in 2018, according to a new study from Symantec.
Treasury Department Says an Average of 1,100 Businesses Scammed Each MonthBusiness email compromise scams are surging, and they're costing U.S. companies a total of more than $300 million a month,...
Facebook has coughed up £3m to help launch an anti-scam service as well as introducing a tool to report scam ads on its UK site.
Here's a sextortion scam that puts your password right where your name would usually be, to rattle your cage even more than usual.
It's yet another way to trick Instagram users out of their login credentials. Don't fall for it, lest your account be hijacked!