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12 of the Nastiest Tax Scams and How to Prevent Them

Lets agree on this: Most of what’s written below will NEVER happen to you. Why? Because you are a subscriber to this newsletter and your propensity to consume security related content keeps you current on fraud prevention tactics. So, this means you have a responsibility as a security conscious citizen to spread the prevention message below and mak...

05 April 2024

Robert Siciliano

TOP 10 Vital Strategies for Healthcare (or ANY) Organizations to Prevent Ransomware Attacks

Change Healthcare, a major U.S. healthcare company, reportedly paid $22 million to the BlackCat ransomware group after a cyberattack disrupted services nationwide. However, the cybercriminal who facilitated the attack claims they were cheated out of their share of the ransom, leaving sensitive data intact. According to researchers, a hacker forum ...

06 March 2024

Robert Siciliano

The Top 10 Tax Scams of 2024

1. Phishing Scams: Cybercriminals send fake emails or create fake websites pretending to be from the IRS or tax preparation companies. They often request personal information, such as Social Security numbers or financial details, which they then use for identity theft or fraudulent tax filings. 2. Identity Theft: This scam involves stealing someon...

22 February 2024

Robert Siciliano

YOU WILL Get Suckered By An AI-enabled Deep Fake

Why? Because human beings trust by default. Without trust, we wouldn’t survive as a species. From the day we come out of our mama, we simply want and need to trust others in order to survive. And when you mix media in any form, media that we have grown to trust over a lifetime, and then weave in financial fraud, the likelihood of someone, somewher...

14 February 2024

Robert Siciliano

Common Types of Mobile Cyber Attacks and How to Prevent them

With the ubiquity of people owning smartphones and having a growing dependence on them for e-commerce, it has become an attractive avenue for cybercrime. Security researchers report a 500% surge of mobile cyber attacks, as scammers try to steal bank details and passwords or even get full control of phones. However, other forms of mobile malware ha...

05 February 2024

Robert Siciliano

Think Twice Before You Take a Fun-Looking Online Quiz – A Hacker Might be Behind It

Though it might look like a fun thing to do, you better think twice before taking that quiz that pops up on your social media page. A hacker, otherwise known as a “social engineer” might have created it to obtain your personal information. Criminal hackers are all over social media sites, and it should be no surprise that they have tricks up their ...

20 January 2024

Robert Siciliano

Spammy Scammy Text Messages: Fake Accounts on the Rise as Scammers Use Phone Farms

Every single time I get on a stage and present a security awareness training program, someone desperately asks me how to stop all the scammy text messages. My response is the same for everybody; You can’t. What you can do is play the Whac-a-Mole game and continually mark them as spam and block them. That’s it. It’s just an annoyance, like mosquito...

09 January 2024 /security

Robert Siciliano

The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: What it Is and How to Avoid it

Zelle is one of the most famous platforms to quickly send money to loved ones, friends, and family. However, now cybercriminals are taking advantage of it to get people’s account information. Using clever tactics to fool clients, fraudsters are now taking advantage of the existence of Zelle to get customers to give them their account information. O...

23 December 2023 /security

Robert Siciliano

Here’s Why You Need Identity, Privacy, and Device Protection

Our philosophy has always been “all security is personal”. So, whether you are a front line administrator, a CISO, or a CEO, the security of your organization begins with you and your person. If you don’t have your own personal security in order, how do you expect your business data to be secured? It starts with you. People are often anxious about...

01 December 2023

Robert Siciliano

Are You a Hard Target for Cyber Criminals? You Must Be

Cyber criminals hate a hard target. In the language of security, a "hard target" is someone difficult to hack, while a "soft target" is someone who is especially vulnerable. Put yourself in a criminal's shoes: Which home would you attempt to rob: the one with the back door open or the one with the spotlights and a burglar alarm?...

09 November 2023

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