Phishing

American Airlines suffers data breach after phishing incident

Posted: September 20, 2022 by Pieter Arntz Major airline American Airlines has fallen victim to a data breach after a threat actor got access to the email accounts of several employees via a phishing attack. According to a published notice of a security incident, the data breach was discovered in July 2022. How it happened American Airlines said the successful phishing attack led […]

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Don’t share the WhatsApp ‘Martinelli’ phone hacking alert: It’s a hoax

Posted: September 6, 2022 by Christopher Boyd Everyone loves a good campfire story prone to exaggeration. However, when told online it’s not quite got the same effect. Long ago, sites like Myspace would play host to very certain types of messages. “Don’t open this post from Johnny Cyberhack, or your account will be stolen and your C drive

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Phishers use verified status as bait for Instagram users

Posted: September 5, 2022 by Christopher Boyd Another Instagram phish is doing the rounds, and will appeal to a wide variety of platform users. Bleeping Computer reports that verified status is once again being dangled as bait. The “importance” of being verified Being verified gives the impression of status, or importance, on social media platforms. Often, verification is more

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