Spam which claims your account has been locked out and needs to be fixed are common. They drive people to phishing…
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SMS group spam promises free gifts in return for bill payment
We’re seeing lots of examples of peculiar SMS messages sent to random groups of people. Most of these messages promise free…
Fake Royal Mail chatbot offers up…a new iPhone?
Royal Mail scams are always popular techniques for people up to no good. We’ve covered them several times over the last…
Google takes on Docs notification spammers
Cloud-based document suites have always been a hot target for scammers. When it’s easy to dip in and out for collaboration…
Actor’s verified Twitter profile hijacked to spam NFT giveaways
When we refer to hijacked verified profiles on Twitter, it’s most commonly some sort of Elon Musk themed scam. The hijackers…
Microsoft warns of phishy OAuth apps
Microsoft is warning Office 365 users to watch out for a phishy emails asking you to install an app called Upgrade. The…
TrickBot helps Emotet come back from the dead
Probably one of the best known threats for the past several years, Emotet has always been under intense scrutiny from the…
What is Twitch?
Twitch is primarily a site dedicated to live streaming content. It also offers the ability to chat with others in the…
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No, Colonel Gaddafi’s daughter isn’t emailing to give you untold riches
It’s not every day you receive a big money offer from someone claiming to sit in political asylum, but here we…