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Stolen data includes millions of AT&T customer phone numbers, calling and text records, and location-related data. Image Credits: Mark Makela / Getty Images U.S. phone giant AT&T confirmed Friday it will begin notifying millions of consumers about a fresh data breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal the phone records of “nearly all” of its customers, a…

SCAM OF THE WEEK: Watch Out for Phishy Facebook Messages In a new scam, cybercriminals have been using compromised Facebook accounts to send links to fake login pages. This scam is gaining popularity, with over eight million people viewing just one of the phishing pages so far this year. In this scam, cybercriminals hack users’…

SCAM OF THE WEEK: Your Next Notification Could Be a “Smishal” Delivery! UK residents are targets of a recent smishing (SMS Phishing) scam. In this scam, cybercriminals impersonate the home delivery company, Evri through fake failed delivery text messages that include a link to reschedule the delivery. The link included in these fake delivery notifications…

SCAM OF THE WEEK: Cybercriminals Use SEO to Target Your Online Search Results Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a technique that helps websites appear more often in search engine results, and rank higher than other websites. Legitimate websites use SEO such as easy-to-remember URLs and relevant keywords. Unfortunately, cybercriminals can also use SEO for their…

SCAM OF THE WEEK: Sophisticated Spear Phishing Last month, researchers at Fortinet observed a sophisticated phishing email sent to a Hungarian diplomat. In the email, cybercriminals disguised themselves by using the first and last name of an employee in the diplomat’s IT department. In this case, the diplomat believed that the email was suspicious and…