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Phishing Scams

SecurityScorecard estimates one cyberattack costs an e-commerce retailer $4 million.
Nov 21

3 Ways to Protect Yourself From Cybercrime This Holiday Season

A new study analyzes why retailers fall victim to cybercrime. Here's what consumers can do to protect themselves.
By Sissi Cao
Cooling towers from the Limerick Generating Station, a nuclear power plant in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, are seen from a nearby neighborhood March 25, 2011. Limerick consists of two boiling water reactors designed by General Electric and is located on the Schuylkill River.
Sep 6

Cybercriminals Have Already Broken Into US Energy Companies

We were warned.
By Brady Dale
Unilever is threatening Google's ad game.
Jun 6

The Internet Is So Dangerous Google Is Now Teaching 10-Year-Olds How to Spot Scams

The package includes an immersive online game called Interland, along with a "Digital Citizenship & Safety Curriculum."
By John Bonazzo
A non-malicious activity (unless you're a fish).
Jun 2

Can Amazon’s Sweet Deal on Virtual Machines Free Companies From Phishing Threats?

By Brady Dale
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 12: Jayson Street speaks onstage during the Breakthrough panel on cyberterror at the "Nat Geo Further Base Camp" At SXSW 2017 - Day 3 on March 12, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for National Geographic)
May 5

Nat Geo’s Next Ep of ‘Breakthrough’ Proves We Can’t Afford to Trust Each Other

By Brady Dale
Here’s how more companies can boost their cybersecurity preparedness without breaking the bank.
Apr 19

The Three ‘B’s’ of Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

By Scott Shackelford
Crew of a whaling ship check a whaling gun or harpoon before departure at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki City on April 26, 2014. A Japanese whaling fleet left port on April 26 under tight security in the first hunt since the UN's top court last month ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Jan 24

Hackers Explain Why AI Works Great for Spear Phishing on Twitter

By Brady Dale
MR. ROBOT -- "eps2.0_unm4sk%u2010pt1.tc" Episode 201 -- Pictured: Carly Chaikin as Darlene -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/USA Network)
Jul 14

Mr. Robot’s Ransom Explained

By Brady Dale
(Photo: Psyomjesus / WikiCommons)
Oct 20

Six Tricks for Using Your Biography to Make Strong Passwords

By Brady Dale
Rohyt Belani, CEO and co-founder of PhishMe, at the 2015 Cyber Security Summit in Midtown. (Photo: Brady Dale for Observer)
Sep 21

PhishMe Phishes Employees to Teach Them Not to Fall for Email Tricks

By Brady Dale
Jun 4

Two Atlantic Media Employees Were Hacked This Morning

By Peter Sterne
May 31

Atlantic Media Fails Hacking Test

By Peter Sterne
Oct 18

Spammers Now Phishing via Google Docs

By Steve Huff
Sep 8

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Made $781 Today Working From Home

By Adrianne Jeffries
Caught me a tweeter the size of a whale.
Aug 24

The Twitter Virus–‘Pic of You’–That Won’t Go Away

By Adrianne Jeffries
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