Phishing Awareness


Navigating the Unseen: Accessing Your iPhone’s Spam Text Messages Folder

Navigating the Unseen: Accessing Your iPhone’s Spam Text Messages Folder

 

 

With the introduction of instant messaging apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, TextNow, and Messenger, the use of text messages has gone down, but not as much. As per a study conducted by SMS comparison, 95% of text messages are read and responded to as early as within 3 minutes of being received. It’s also surprising to find out that the average open rate for an SMS is 98%, whereas that for an email is 20% (almost 5 times more probable).

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Crypto Phishing Scams – How Can Users Stay Fully Protected?

Crypto Phishing Scams – How Can Users Stay Fully Protected?

 

As people increasingly move towards crypto, scams lie in wait to exploit user vulnerabilities. Identifying a crypto phishing scam and taking appropriate action to prevent getting scammed can help protect your sensitive and confidential information and crypto assets.

Financial phishing scams can be disastrous because they hit you where it hurts the hardest. Victims lose their hard-earned money, but in traditional scams, you might be able to track the financial trail and reach the perpetrator. However, tracing them becomes impossible in innovative schemes like crypto phishing scams.

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Sensitive Information at Risk as a Security Breach Hits US Marshals Service

Sensitive Information at Risk as a Security Breach Hits US Marshals Service

A major security breach has recently hit the US Marshals Service, putting sensitive information at risk, according to senior law enforcement officials. Learn more about the details of the breach, how it happened, the data at risk, and the steps being taken to address it.

The US Marshals Service was hit by a major security breach this month, with hackers breaking into and stealing data from a computer system that contained personal information about investigative targets and agency employees, as confirmed by a spokesman for the service on Monday.

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TELUS Launches Investigation After Potential Data Breach Leaks Source Code and Employee Info

TELUS Launches Investigation After Potential Data Breach Leaks Source Code and Employee Info

TELUS, the Canadian telecom giant, is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor leaked what appears to be employee data and source code. TELUS has initiated an investigation in response to the breach to assess the scope of the incident and safeguard its customers and staff from any potential risks. Stay updated with the latest developments on this incident with this article as we share what happened, how it happened, and what TELUS is doing.

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