The most spoofed company over the last few months is a major blast from the past
When crooks try to steal sensitive information or banking data via phishing, they have increasingly been impersonating Yahoo to try and trick their…
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Nintendo Switch user data spoofed by lazy 22-year-olds… or not?
A recent piece of data shared by Nintendo suggests that 22-year-olds love the Switch.
It’s not an entirely outlandish claim. I’d even argue that most…
Over 1 Lakh PCs Infected With Spoofed Google Translate App, Details Here
A crypto mining malware, disguised as a Google Translate app, has come to light recently for having forayed into thousands of computers. As per a study by…
Spoofed Google Translate App Sneakily Installs Monero Mining Malware on Over 100,000 PCs
A crypto mining malware, disguised as a Google Translate app, has come to light recently for having forayed into thousands of computers. As per a study by…
How a business email compromise scam spoofed the CFO of a major corporation
In a scam analyzed by Avanan, the victim received an email claiming to be from the CFO directing them to make a payment to their insurance company.…
Verizon says ‘bad actors’ are to blame for sketchy spoofed spam texts
Verizon is aware of a spam campaign that is targeting its customers with their own phone numbers. As first reported by The Verge, some of the carrier’s…
Microsoft, Apple and Google top the list of the most spoofed brands in 2021
IBM’s 2022 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index also revealed that ransomware was again the top attack type last year and that manufacturing supply…
How a vishing attack spoofed Microsoft to try to gain remote access
A voice phishing campaign spotted by Armorblox tried to convince people to give the attackers access to their computer.…
Verizon’s new filter blocks spoofed phone numbers that are too close to yours
Verizon wants to help curb those obnoxious “spoofing” calls from similar area codes to your own with a new tool called Neighborhood Filter.
Spoofing is…
T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon have taken steps to reduce spoofed scam calls
All three major US carriers have met the deadline to implement the FCC's new anti-spoofing protocol designed to protect users from scam caller impersonation.…