Fake court summons for an alleged violation of a sensitive crime (e.g. viewing underage porn) are prolific. Posing as police, crooks threaten the recipient with fines, prison & exposure. They urge recipient to email back, where they can avoid those actions by settling the case.
Romance scams are evolving.
They're among the most devastating and prolific scams of 2025, and boast the highest loss per individual victim. But many no longer rely on asking victims to send money for some 'urgent' reason. Now it's all about crypto...
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Would you have fallen for this email? This fake Amazon "unusual activity" phishing scam from the weekend is formatted rather well, as is the spelling/grammar. But as always, there are still some red flags....
#cybersecurity #phishing #infosec #scam
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Another fake invoices scam in the inbox today -this one claims to be from tech service Geek Squad. Again the aim is to panic recipients into calling a phone number, where they'll likely be tricked into installing malware. How many red flags can you see?
#phishing #geeksquad
Fake invoice emails rank amonst the most prolific types of phishing scams and rely on tricking recipients into clicking links, opening attachments or calling phone numbers
Beware unexpecting "invoices" from people you don't know that contain generic greetings & spelling errors
Tip of the day: A genuine email from PayPal won't spell their name P@yP@l !!
Email scams that attempt to panic recipients into phoning a number by claiming they've been charged for unrecognized items are prolific - don't fall for them.
The top ten passwords of 2025, according to analysis from NordVPN. These passwords are akin to leaving your front door wide open with a "FREE STUFF" board plastered across the front window. They take any automated software microseconds to crack.
So don't use them. Or anything similar.
Well it's the first time we've had to report an AI-bot to the FBI in the course of researching an article.
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Online images of 'incredible phenomenon' increased 100-fold with the creation of Photoshop.
We've seen a similar increase in videos of 'incredible phenomenon' after the introduction of user accessible AI prompts.
Funny that.
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Happy 'Black Friday' to all of you.
For those responsible for looking after your friends tech-wise, here's something unique on offer for you from @NerdShizzle - poster prints for yourself or the person you turn to for tech help. (link in comments)
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Netflix phishing scams provide a good example of how the typical phishing email scam works.
Comment on what's your easiest go-to phishing 'red flag' that would help others...
#Cybersecurity #phishing #infosec #staysafeonline
A new scam email in the inbox today - another email scam that attempts to panic recipients with unexpected charges into phoning a scam number. Notice how the number appears TWICE on the email. Because that's the crux of the scam.
What are the red flags here?
If you can't use sites like X today, you're not the only one.
#cloudflare #twitter
It wasn't just you - Microsoft devices really were restarting even after selecting "Update and Shutdown".
Over a decade later... Microsoft is on the case!
Grok again amplifying fake stories designed to go viral on social media. The story about a man getting sued for preventing a woman from being run over is FAKE!
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#factcheck
Check the state of one of our honeytrap inboxes. Positively frightful.
Yes, these scams still exist.
Yeah... please don't fall for this.
Grok ended up somewhere you don’t really want to be… in the middle of social media US political discourse. And not for the right reasons.
Q: Are we (or others) already too reliant on AI chatbots to obtain ‘facts’? Have you noticed users blindly trusting AI chatbots, or do you trust them yourself?
There's been a big surge in fake "missed delivery" email scams linking to spoof websites - in fact many of these websites are attempting to install malware instead of the typical phishing objective of stealing user data.
Be aware, there's been a surge of "fake invoice" email scams that come attached to a fake invoice trying to lure you into calling a scam phone number.
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ICYMI - Windows 10 support ends next week. These are your options if you want to stay protected from cyber threats.
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The linear nature of time has caught up with Microsoft Windows 10. End of Support = Oct 14th 2025.
See link in the comments for everything you need to know.
When it comes to images, what version of the below misinformation do you see the most online?
If you're in the UK, beware of emails (below) purporting to come from the UK government about a survey about the recent test of the emergency alert system. It's a malware scam that tricks recipients into running malicious code on their computers.
Article in comments about how the scam works.
In the scam inbox today...
A "call back" phishing scam - a common email scam that alarms recipients by claiming they've been charged for something in the hope they'll call the provided "customer support" number - where a scammer is waiting to scam them.
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