Let’s Talk About Vishing and Number Spoofing Every year victims of online scams lose billions of dollars to criminal trickery. The best way to defend yourself is by staying informed and learning about the tactics criminals use to steal people’s money. Today we’re going to talk about “Vishing” and “Number spoofing”. Vishing Vishing, short for voice phishing,… Read More »
Smishing: The Sneaky Text Message Scam This month we’ve been focusing on keeping you safe. The cyberworld has become a money-making playground for criminals and scammers. We don’t want you to be a victim. In 2023, victims lost $12.5 billion via smishing scams, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. The best way we can help… Read More »
What is the Blank Image Phishing Scam and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim The blank image phishing scam is a deceptive tactic used by cybercriminals to steal your personal information or infect your device with malware. Here’s how it works: The Email: You receive an email that might appear legitimate, potentially impersonating a known company or… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 062224 It’s the first Saturday of summer (or winter depending upon where you live) and we just had our first stationery moon in 18 years – and did you no matter where you live. But enough yammering! It’s Saturday and it’s time for another edition of our Saturday Bonus Questions… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1075 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1075, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 7:35 AM, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you are having… Read More »
Don’t Be a Phish: Learn to Recognize Phishing Scams Hundreds of thousands of people are tricked into giving up personal information to criminals daily. And many of these poor folks were tricked into clicking links in phishing emails or text messages. Phishing is a type of deceptive email or message that’s designed to trick you into divulging personal… Read More »