A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks. The attack was one of three on small towns in the rural Texas Panhandle. Local officials said the public was not put in …
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The FBI has issued a critical warning about a pervasive scam sweeping across the country. Americans are being targeted by a sophisticated series of SMS phishing — or “smishing” — attacks that bait them with fictitious unpaid road toll charges. Toll road scam text. (FBI) A surge of fraudulent activity The smishing scheme has been active since last month, duping …
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Imagine if this happened to you. Your spouse passed away and a few weeks after the funeral, you get a message from them that says, “Hi, hope you’re having a great day.” Other friends report they’re getting similar messages from your spouse. Some messages offer big returns in crypto investments. Join over 500,000 people who get tech smart with my …
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Imagine this scenario: You’re going about your day, and suddenly you can’t make calls or send texts. Little did you know, but you’ve become the latest victim of a ported phone number scam, a devious tactic in which hackers hijack your phone number to take over your identity. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO …
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There are so many things you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones by stepping up your privacy and security. All the things you can do, however, can be overwhelming. Below are six simple steps you can take right now that will help make your life safer and more secure immediately. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER …
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Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently revealed a startling new privacy threat. Our smartphones’ ambient light sensors might be turned into makeshift cameras. A woman on her iPhone (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) From brightness adjustment to privacy invasion Ambient light sensors are commonplace in smartphones, primarily used to adjust screen brightness according to environmental lighting. However, …
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As if scammers couldn’t sink any lower, there’s a new online scam taking advantage of grieving people. It’s a strange pirate scam that uses artificial intelligence to scrape data to build fake obituary websites, exploiting the information of somebody who is deceased in an attempt to scam vulnerable victims. Grieving woman at a grave site. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) We can …
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We are less than a week away from the tax deadline, and McAfee is out with new data on tax season that can help ensure you stay safe this tax season. With tax return scams on the rise, rushing to get your taxes done before the deadline can be one of the ways you are more vulnerable to becoming a …
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Just when you thought phone scams couldn’t get any trickier, there’s another one out there that you must watch out for. And this one is even more sophisticated because the government agency you’re meant to report these types of scams to – the FTC – is being impersonated. Woman on the phone (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) One reason this impersonation has …
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While different types of fraud can bring their own elements of frustrations and consequences, debit card fraud can leave your bank account empty almost immediately and be hard to recover from. That’s why we are so grateful for the email we received from a debit card fraud specialist who shared their incredible knowledge and insight to protect you from debit …
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