Cyber Bites

The data is based on surveys to 7,500 working adults, 1,050 IT and security professionals, 135 million simulated phishing attacks and 18 Million emails reported by their clients as phishing.

Neglect to study for a test and need more time? For $50 you can utilize a new “Swatting-as-a-Service” which offers to get you the extra day. Using an AI generated voice calling from a VOIP phone number in Ethiopia

How long does it take a well-equipped criminal to crack your password? If it's 8 characters or shorter it ranges from instantly to 3 hours. If you only use numbers or only lowercase characters, it's instant. If you used upper and lower case

Europol and local authorities arrested seventy suspects for running an international phone scam targeting seniors. They seized $175,000 in cash, gold bars and gold coins and overall losses are estimated to greater than $5 million.

Google just released a patch for their Chrome browser, a Type Confusion flaw which is being actively exploited in the wild. If you are using the Chrome browser, be sure to update as soon as possib

With the official start of Summer less than a month away, many are working out their summer vacation / travel plans. Ever resourceful cybercriminals have already made their plans, hoping to have some of your dollars travel to their

The ABA is reporting an attacker gained access to an old website that was in use prior to 2018. The breach appears to have impacted the user ids and passwords to a little over 1.4 million accounts.

The Better Business Bureau is warning to be on the lookout for an uptick in phishing emails trying to capitalize on Amazon's Prime Day(s), July 11th and 12th this year. Prime membership Unsolicited emails or phone calls

Potential victims are contacted by phone, text or email with the attacker claiming to have detected fraudulent activity and the target is due a refund for a subscription service

An enterprising Air National Guardsman, Josiah Ernesto Garcia, realized he needed additional income to support his family. In mid-February, he began searching online for contract work where he could utilize his training and skill sets.

These cities are about to be the targets of concert ticket scams. Fraudsters have been front-running Taylor Swift's Era tour looking to cash in on the performer's popularity and scarcity of legitimate tickets.

Many eCommerce sites are based on one of a few common platforms such as Magento, WooCommerce, WordPress and Shopify. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of weaknesses in these systems and installing skimmer malware on