Phishing Scams

Within the past week we are getting many reports of emails supposedly from irs.gov regarding direct deposit stimulus relief payments.

The holidays are a great time to share your cheer with friends and family on your social media accounts. However, posting too much information is not always the best thing to do.

Learn about the latest scam alert issued by the Social Security Administration.

Lets discuss some practical steps to keep your online world safe.

The holiday season is just around the corner, which means holiday parties are on their way. Evite is a popular party invitation management website that has been the source material for fake invitations created by criminals in some of the latest phishing scam attempts. Learn what to look for to avoid the scam.

Yesterday we received an email that made it past our standard screeners. This one came to our corporate email system, from an email address "Trainmyparent@nifty.com" indicating that there was a voicemail waiting for us to hear. See why we classified this as a malware or phishing attempt.

We received the following email supposedly from noreply@ssa.gov and classified it as an attempt to install some kind of malware. or obtain your credentials through phishing. Can you spot the reasons why?

Lets take a look at some of the typical holiday scams, and what to look for so that we can avoid being caught by the criminals.

This is a phishing alert from a fake creditor seeking repayment for a cash advance, threatening to sue if the funds are not repaid.

Online scams are everywhere, and they can catch anyone off guard. But here’s the good news: you can protect yourself. It’s easier than you think.

Be cautious of videoconferencing invitations from people you do not know very well. Scammers are always trying to come up with new ways for you to click on a link, open an attachment, or break into your devices so that they can install malware or ransomware, with or without your knowledge. One of the latest ploys takes advantage of our post-pandemic society by using an invitation for Zoom or another online meeting service to install ransomware, typically targeting job seekers

Employment scams are another way criminals try to steal your informationi and money. Learn what to look for, and trust your gut instincts: If the offer is too good to be true, it probably is a scam.