What’s the Difference Between Phishing and Smishing? In today’s world, we’re constantly bombarded with messages, emails, and notifications. Thankfully, most are benign, but some are malicious, aiming to steal our personal information or financial data. Two of the most common methods used by cybercriminals are phishing and smishing. They both have the same goal—stealing your personal or… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1114 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1114, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 8:25 AM, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. We are now sending our newsletter from a new email address. Please add cloudeight-news@cloudeight.net to your address book to ensure delivery of our InfoAve… Read More »
Be Safe: Learn How to Recognize Phishing Emails Phishing is the number one way that criminals steal personal information and identities. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people are tricked into giving up personal information to criminals. And many of these poor folks were tricked into clicking links in phishing emails or messages. Phishing is a type… Read More »
Google Warns 2.5 Billion Users of Sophisticated AI Attack A new Forbes report warns of a growing threat to Gmail’s 2.5 billion users: AI-powered phishing attacks. As AI voice technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, cybercriminals are leveraging it to create highly convincing scams. The report details how attackers are making phone calls while impersonating Google support, even spoofing… Read More »
Was Your Social Security Number Part of the Recent Massive Data Breach? If you live in the United States, your Social Security number and other personal information were likely stolen by criminals in a massive data breach that occurred a few weeks ago. Pentester, a cybersecurity firm, has created a webpage you can use to see… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 081024 We’ve used up two-thirds of summer, and autumn’s just six weeks away. Autumn is my favorite season; I just don’t like where it leads. It’s another Saturday and it’s time for a new edition of Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers. Today, as we do every Saturday, we’re featuring some of… Read More »