Spear phishing is a targeted attempt to trick you into divulging your personal information. Attackers do this by pretending to be someone you know and are likely to trust. The fact that these...
Jun 26, 2024
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Bluesnarfing is an old-school method for hacking devices and downloading personal information over a Bluetooth connection without the user’s knowledge. These cyberattacks usually give the attacker limited access to data, only including things...
Jun 17, 2024
9 min read
To define whale phishing we must understand the phases of a whaling attack and how it works. In this case, it starts with a cybercriminal, or a group of them, searching for a...
Jun 7, 2024
8 min read
Bluejacking is where an attacker sends an unsolicited pop-up message to you over Bluetooth. This can be done for a number of reasons. Most of these reasons are relatively harmless, but sometimes, bluejacking...
Jun 7, 2024
9 min read
Pretexting is a technique used in most social engineering scams and many cyberattacks. Sophisticated scammers perform detailed research into their targets to come up with convincing pretexts to trick them into handing over...
May 29, 2024
10 min read
As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and occur more often, it’s becoming ever more important to improve your information security practices. This involves using first-rate software solutions while also optimizing the human element of...
May 23, 2024
9 min read
Pharming is a sophisticated phishing method that redirects a user to a malicious website after they enter a legitimate URL. It does this to trick the user into giving up their personal information...
May 17, 2024
9 min read
Despite being one of the world’s most popular social networks, Instagram isn’t immune to hackers. Whether they’re cracking passwords or phishing for your data, Instagram hackers are out there. Fortunately, there are ways...
May 10, 2024
8 min read
You’ve heard of hacking, and you probably know that it involves doing something technical and possibly slightly shady to a computer or device. However, you might not know exactly what the process entails....
May 9, 2024
16 min read
When it comes to cyber threats, you might find yourself wondering, “What will be next?” Quishing is a term used to describe a relatively new type of attack designed to cause chaos and...
Apr 4, 2024
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