June 2020 Blog Archive

Scam of the Week: Phony LogMeIn Security Updates Tue, Jun 30, 2020 LogMeIn is a popular remote access tool used by IT professionals to gain entry to their employees’ machines. These tools are especially popular right now with so many people working remotely. Unfortunately, with popularity, comes risk. Cybercri... Read More

Scam of the Week: SpaceX YouTube Scam Tue, Jun 23, 2020 Scammers recently hijacked three YouTube channels and used them to collect nearly $150,000 in cryptocurrency. Read More

Scam of the Week: Exploiting the Coronavirus: Supermarket Spoofs Tue, Jun 16, 2020 Grocery delivery services have been quite popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the popularity of these delivery services has caught the attention of cybercriminals. Read More

Scam of the Week: Exploiting the Coronavirus: Massive Excel Phishing Attack Tue, Jun 09, 2020 Microsoft has reported a massive phishing campaign that uses an Excel attachment as bait. The phishing email looks like it is from the Coronavirus Research Center of John Hopkins University–a well known medical organization in the US. The email... Read More

Scam of the Week: Exploiting the Coronavirus: Malicious Zoom Installer Tue, Jun 02, 2020 Whether you’re working from home or trying to stay in touch with loved ones, video conferencing apps like Zoom are becoming the new normal. Cybercriminals have exploited this type of application before, but their latest scam may be the trickiest yet. Read More