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Cybercriminals are notorious for their opportunism. No situation is off limits: whether they exploit conflict and human suffering, blackmail vulnerable individuals by threatening to leak therapy notes, or even bring healthcare organizations to their knees, cybercriminals will stop at nothing to make a quick buck. Hurricane season is a particularly lucrative time of year for cybercriminals.

Some common Venmo business account scams include fake payment invoice scams, overpayment scams, fraudulent Venmo support, business impersonation scams and phishing scams. If you are unfamiliar with Venmo, it is a mobile app used to send and receive money, similar to PayPal, Zelle or Cash App. If you already have a personal profile on Venmo, you can create a business profile to keep track of your transactions and give you more payment methods, including the option to receive tips.

The use of the Microsoft brand in phishing attacks demonstrates both its widespread credibility as well as the continued success of attacks leveraging it. Each quarter, security vendor Check Point builds its’ Brand Phishing Ranking, identifying the top ten impersonated brands used in phishing attacks. And, while we’ve seen Microsoft at the top of this quite a few times before in their previous rankings, it’s the growth we see in their latest report covering Q2.

New data on how the threat of AI in cyber crime is being seen as a growing risk provides insight into how organizations are shifting from reaction to prevention. According to endpoint security vendor Deep Instinct’s Voice of SecOps report, 97% of organizations are concerned they will suffer a security incident as a result of adversarial AI. The advent of new malicious LLM-based AI platforms are allowing cybercriminals to get their hands on sophisticated tech and create convincing deepfakes.

Your college years are supposed to be the prime years of your life, not the time to be tricked by scammers. Learn how to spot these scams and protect yourself.

Technological advances in how we create and consume media have repeatedly transformed how election campaigns are fought: social media, TV and radio were all revolutions in their times.There have always been concerns about the impact these new technologies would have on democracy: the Milwaukee Journal worried following the first televised presidential debate, in 1960, that “American Presidential campaigning will never be the same again.” Perhaps they were right…

Breakdancing is coming to the world stage while French citizens stage a creative protest with the hashtag “JeChieDansLaSeineLe23Juin.” We’ll leave the dirty research on that to you. Regardless, the ramp-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics is proving to be an exciting and controversial affair. However, the Olympic call isn’t reserved for top athletes and sports enthusiasts. It’s also a prime opportunity for scam artists and fraudsters to exploit an influx of tourists.

One of the recent email scams of the past few months is the Geek Squad scam. Similar to other phishing scams, this scam involves cybercriminals impersonating Geek Squad - a trusted tech support team from the American company Best Buy. As we learn more about the Geek Squad scam, including what it is and how to spot and prevent it, you will be able to protect yourself from it and learn techniques to defend yourself against present and future scams.

Protecting your financial information has never been more crucial. With the rise of sophisticated scams, it's becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between legitimate bank communications and fraudulent attempts to access your accounts. So, how can you be sure it's really your bank contacting you? The Vulnerability of Personal Information First, it's important to understand that our personal details are more accessible than we might think.