Phishing

Cyber criminals are now attacking Instagram accounts via phishing emails. Know how you can stay protected. Instagram is being used by a wide variety of people. From influencers, business owners, celebrities to youngsters. Yes, you can spot everyone on the social media platform. People use social media apps including Instagram, Facebook, among others to share their pictures, daily details and much more, thus giving other people an easy access into their lives.…

has long been employing machine learning to improve its products, . The company it has been able to make the browser safer to use. In March, Google rolled out a new on-device model that's able to detect 2.5 times more potential phishing attacks and possibly malicious sites than the previous model. That should help protect users and their data. Google The company is also tackling annoying requests by certain websites to send you notifications. They can be useful for sites you want to receive updates from, but they're…

Less than two months after someone compromised the official Bored Ape Yacht Club to steal $2.4 million worth of NFTs, BAYC creator Yuga Labs is again facing questions about its security measures. In the early hours of June 4th, a scammer carried out a phishing attack that netted them 32 NFTs worth approximately 142 Ethereum, according to . After obtaining the login credentials of a community manager, the hacker reportedly used the official Bored Apes Discord to promote a fake giveaway exclusive to holders of Bored Ape,…

Google announced on Thursday that it will now display warning banners against potential phishing and malware attacks coming from personal accounts. In order to prevent phishing, Google has introduced this tweak for Google Chat in its latest expansion. During its 2022 I/O developer conference, Google discussed several security measures it has implemented to enhance user safety, including warnings against potential security issues and recommendations to fix them.Google also laid out other plans for security measures, like…

Google Chat has replaced Hangouts and will now display banners warning you against potential phishing and malware attacks coming from personal accounts, Google announced on Thursday. This tweak for Google Chat is the latest expansion of Google’s attempts to prevent phishing. During its 2022 I/O developer conference, Google discussed several security measures it has implemented to enhance user safety, including warnings against potential security issues and recommendations to fix them. Google also laid out other plans…

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As if this week weren’t bad enough for many cryptocurrency owners, with stablecoins crashing and Coinbase suffering an outage at a particularly bad time, now they’ve reportedly been targeted by a new phishing attack. As reported by CoinDesk and The Block Crypto, sites including Etherscan, CoinGecko, and DexTools all warned users that they were aware of suspicious popups appearing for visitors, and advised them not to confirm any transactions based on popups. Like many recent phishing attacks, this one appeared to…

Google on Wednesday announced improvements to its existing products and services at Google I/O 2022, designed to improve user safety and privacy. At its annual developer conference, the company revealed that it was extending phishing protection to on Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. Google will also introduce virtual cards on Chrome and Android later this year, protecting users' payment information when making purchases online. In the coming months, the company will also allow users to request removal of…