No, you cannot get hacked by replying to a scam text, but you can get hacked from a scam text if you click on a malicious link the scammer sends you. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost a total of $330 million from scam texts in 2022, making scam texts a serious threat to your online security. Continue reading to learn how to spot scam texts and the common scam text tactics that scammers use.
A new report from Vade Secure has found that phishing attacks rose by 173% in the third quarter of 2023, while malware threats have increased by 110%. “While hackers were busy throughout Q3, they were most active in August, sending more than 207.3 million phishing emails, nearly double the amount from July,” the researchers write.
Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery serves the residents of Northern Virginia and the surrounding region. They employ a ten-person surgery team with six locations. Fairfax has been the target of a data breach, creating over 235,000 potential victims; your information may be at risk if you’ve been a patient of an associated facility.
Cybercriminals never take a day off, and nor should your email protection. The online threat landscape is constantly evolving, and our Threat Intelligence team has unearthed some incredibly sophisticated threats over the last 10 months. To help equip you in the fight against phishing attacks, such as business email compromise, we published the Phishing Threat Trends Report, which outlines and explains the most common threats we’ve seen so far in 2023.
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A cross-site request forgery attack (CSRF) attack is a security vulnerability capitalizing on trust between a web browser and a legitimate website. Crafty attackers manipulate browsers into executing malicious actions on websites where users authenticate themselves and log in. Often, these attacks start when users click a link attached to a deceptive email or land on a compromised website, unaware of the logic executing in the background.
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, our reliance on mobile applications has increased dramatically. Yet, this rapid growth has also led to correspondingly soaring risks in security.
