BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Don’t take the bait! Holidays are a time when criminals take advantage of people’s generous spirits. As the 4th of July quickly approaches, the Better Business Bureau ...
Phishing is one of the oldest tricks in the attacker playbook. And they''re becoming frighteningly sophisticated. We can no ...
“It was awful. As soon as I entered that code, I was locked out.” Amy Johnson, a local resident, fell victim to an online “phishing” scam this last summer when she was notified by an email posing as ...
Channel 11 has told you about work-from-home scams, fake job posts and other ways thieves can prey on those looking for a new opportunity. “It’s really tough with this whole online market just to ...
Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (now X), and LinkedIn have become central to our personal and professional lives. However, this massive user base has also attracted ...
Phony emails, text messages and more: Phishing is one of the oldest and most common tactics scammers use to steal money and personal information from people. A new Better Business Bureau (BBB) study ...
Scammers are targeting email inboxes in a sophisticated phishing scheme that impersonates multiple businesses. These emails appear authentic, with logos, graphics, and footers designed to mimic email ...
Quick response (QR) codes, initially designed to track car parts in the early 90s and popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic when many restaurants turned to electronic menus, have unfortunately ...
PayPal was founded back in 1998, and since then, it’s revolutionized online payments between individuals, businesses, and online marketplaces. However, whenever an online service—and particularly a ...
Email has become a cornerstone of modern communication, but it’s also a favourite tool for cybercriminals. Phishing scams – ...
Holding large sums of cryptocurrency, crypto whales attract cybercriminals who launch sophisticated phishing attacks to exploit them. These attacks often use fake websites, emails, and impersonation, ...