Quick Social Engineering Refresher

Let's dive into the world of social engineering and its impact on our lives, shall we? Brace yourself for a friendly reminder about this sneaky psychological manipulation technique that can really mess with your day. Picture this: someone cleverly exploits your mind to get you to do their bidding or spill sensitive information. It could never happen to you, right? Well, think again. Sometimes they sneak up on you and don't even know what's going on until it's too late. READ FULL STORY

Avoiding Insurance Fraud And Fraudsters

Insurance fraud is a problem everywhere and it makes things more expensive for those of us playing by the rules. With this fraud in particular, whether it’s for our health, car, or home, fraudsters are scamming like never before. Suspecting a sketchy seller and policy in an open marketplace can help prevent a potential nightmare. Knowing tell-tale signs of insurance fraud when we see it is smart shopping, and the information below will help. READ FULL STORY

Is It Time to Freeze Your Credit? What to Know

With an abundance of scams and data breaches exposing our sensitive information, it doesn’t take much for a criminal to cobble together an identity profile and ruin a victim’s finances. That’s why more people every day are placing a credit freeze on their financial accounts. The question now is, should you? According to a study, identity fraud cost Americans $43 billion last year. An empty bank account, unexpected credit card purchases, and bills for accounts you never opened are signs something is wrong, so don’t wait to act. READ FULL STORY

Report Finds Increase in DDoS Attacks Against Financial Institutions

A recent report by Akamai Technologies highlights a significant surge in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting the financial services sector. In 2023, financial institutions accounted for 34% of all DDoS attacks, surpassing the gaming industry as the most targeted sector. This uptick represents a 154% increase in attacks against the financial services industry between 2022 and 2023. It's a reminder to all of us to stay on top of cybersecurity threats. READ FULL STORY

Beware of Push Bombing —The MFA Scam Designed to Wear You Down

Cybercriminals are getting smarter about bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA), and one of their favorite tricks is something called push bombing. It’s a simple tactic, but extremely effective when victims are caught off guard or overwhelmed. It's designed to wear us down. And most of us have probably been overwhelmed by notifications at some point, which is why this type of attack has proven successful time and again for attackers. READ FULL STORY

Your Secure Wi-Fi Might Actually Be a Snitch

If you assume a password-protected Wi-Fi network keeps your internet activity private, you shouldn’t. Security researchers have revealed a new Wi-Fi attack called AirSnitch that could allow hackers on the same network to secretly intercept your internet traffic. The technique doesn’t break Wi-Fi encryption like previous similar attacks. Instead, it tricks the network into sending your data through the attacker’s device, potentially exposing logins, browsing activity, and more on shared networks like airports, hotels, and cafés. READ FULL STORY

Fake AI Assistant Slips Malware Into VSCode Marketplace

Developers looking to boost productivity with the Moltbot AI assistant got more than they bargained for. Hackers uploaded a fake VSCode extension that secretly delivered a trojan with remote desktop access and layered malware loaders. In this particular attack, the malicious add-on used remote desktop capabilities and layered malware loaders, making detection very difficult. Once installed, it could give threat actors persistent access to a victim’s machine. READ FULL STORY

Scammers Steal Chips and Cash From Destroyed Debit Cards

Debit card use has always come with a certain amount of risk. However, a troubling new twist in debit-card fraud is turning the chip we’ve all come to trust for security into a weapon. In this latest attack, scammers call victims pretending to be a representative from a financial institution and claim there’s a problem with the debit card. But, fortunately, there’s a “fix” that that the scammers will very helpfully assist you in completing. READ FULL STORY

Text Scam Frenzy Explodes Over 300 Percent as Scammers Target Financial Institutions

A recent cyber threat snapshot reveals phishing texts posing as various financial institutions have spiked over 340 %, dominating these types of scams in late 2025. These fraudulent messages use fake alerts and deceptive links to steal credentials. Experts warn that as phishing evolves, attackers are playing psychological tricks, not using sophisticated technologies. Learn how scammers are tricking mobile users and simple steps you can take to stay safe in the cyber wild. READ FULL STORY

ClickFix Attacks Help You Hack Your Own PC

PC users beware—ClickFix attacks are here. Global cybersecurity company ESET’s did some research on the topic. Its research finds ClickFix incidents are now a close second to phishing—and that’s saying something. They also found these two-faced attacks multiplied a crushing 500%+ during that same year. And they are pretty crafty in their trickery too. It’s been an invaluable hacking tool for decades since phishing tactics keep reinventing themself as technology marches on. These start with phishing, of course, and these attacks are getting more sophisticated by the day, and with help from AI. READ FULL STORY

Watch Out For Scammers Pretending To Be FDIC Or OIG Officials

Scammers are increasingly pretending to be officials from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or the FDIC Office of Inspector General (OIG). Reaching you by phone, email, text, or even via social media and demanding money or personal information. According to an alert from the FDIC OIG, these impersonation scams often use official-sounding names, real official-looking seals or logos, and urgent or threatening language to seem legitimate. READ FULL STORY

Invoice Phishing’s Hidden Agenda

There’s a not-so-new cybercrime hitting inboxes everywhere and it’s using phishing invoices to install a variety of malware, including an info-stealer. While some of us regularly get invoices in our inbox for this or that, we should all be aware of this invoice-themed phishing attack that’s likely to show up to collect payment in your email soon. This invoice phishing attack, like most others, takes advantage of something we cannot avoid: Being human. READ FULL STORY