Don’t Give Email Permissions To Bogus Upgrade App

Email phishing campaigns involve a variety of hacker goals, most of which want you to install some type of malware on your device. Now there’s a new phishing campaign making the rounds that involves Microsoft Office 365 users and a bad actor with a fake app called “Upgrade.” The app asks for control over your email account and the authorizations and permissions that go with it. Recently, Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team sent a tweet warning this campaign is now targeting hundreds of organizations. READ FULL STORY

Hi, It’s Not Me: It's a 148% Rise in Impersonation Scams

Impersonation scams have exploded—and we’re not talking about your buddy doing a bad Elvis impression. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s latest 2025 Trends in Identity report, these scams have shot up a whopping 148% and are now the most-reported identity crime. The scammers? They’re posing as banks, tech support reps, and even your own family. The scary part? They’re convincing—way too convincing. Sadly, there is no shortage of examples of these. READ FULL STORY

The Most Hacked Apps To Get To Your Details

We share a lot these days. Some might even say we spout personal details like a water from a fire hydrant, especially when it comes to social media. For hackers, that means they have us all right where they want us. Researchers at TechShielder put in some work and found that there are a number of apps available to us that actually have been repeatedly compromised and share our personal information with plenty of others that we may not want to have our information. READ FULL STORY

Online Banking Smishing Scam

Text message scams are on the rise and in this Today Show segment, Jim Stickley demonstrates how easy it is from criminals to perform these attacks. Most people receive legitimate text alerts from their financial institution so a malicious text can be very believable. DON'T CLICK EVER. Simply open your mobile app or open a browser and sign into your account. If there is a real fraud alert, you will be notified once you are logged in. 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

Home Title Theft May Make Your Home No Longer Your Home

Imagine waking up to learn your home is no longer your home. No one broke in and held you hostage to get it, no one served you paperwork to get out, but suddenly you discover that the name on the deed to your property is no longer yours and no actual legal transfer took place. No broken windows. No moving trucks in the driveway. However, paperwork appears that says it’s no longer yours. But your home is no longer your home. What may have happened is deed fraud. READ FULL STORY

Typosquatting And Fake Pop-ups Detailed

Cyber criminals continue to update how they target and attack people and organizations.  In this video you will learn about ransomware, a favorite of cyber criminals and a common way systems become infected.  In addition, you will learn about new cyber extortion techniques that will become far more popular in the near future. With a little research and a cautious approach to links and attachments, chances are you can avoid being a victim of cybercrime. READ FULL STORY

Benefits Company Breach Provides Unwelcome Benefits

Millions of Americans are facing a quiet but dangerous fallout after a major breach at Navia Benefit Solutions exposed highly sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers. The twist? Many victims may not even recognize the company’s name. As a behind-the-scenes benefits administrator, Navia’s reach stretches across thousands of employers, making this incident a stark reminder that your data can be compromised by companies you’ve never directly interacted with. READ FULL STORY

Walmart Impersonation Robocall Scams On The Rise

Scammers posing as Walmart employees are behind a frightening new robocall campaign that has duped thousands across the country. According to investigators at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and sanctioned Industry Traceback Group, the campaign — traced to just one network provider over a few-month span — delivered nearly eight million illegal robocalls between January 21 and April 11, 2025. And it's likely you received a few of those calls. READ FULL STORY

MFA Push Bombing Can 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

Looking for Love? You Can Keep Your Heart Break-Free From These Scams

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but love never leaves the air. So many are looking for love, or searching for a dinner or movie companion to combat lurking loneliness. It's always a good time to take a look at the various online dating scams that are always searching for your love and to provide a few tips on detecting them as well as others that may come up. There is no need to despair. There are signs to look for and ways to avoid being caught out by these scams and others. READ FULL STORY

Fake Refund APP Scams Steal Banking Info, Cash

Who wouldn’t love a message from their bank about a hefty refund coming their way? Most of us would, and that’s why this latest refund scam is, well, breaking the bank. It’s called “authorized push payment” (APP) fraud, and trusting consumers are handing their most sensitive banking information to fraudsters. APP scams make big promises but they’re really another form of phishing. Take a look at what to watch for with these latest scams. READ FULL STORY