Scam Awareness

With stay-at-home orders in place across the globe, many people are buying new pets to help them feel more connected. Unfortunately, shoppers who are looking for a furry friend may be in for a big surprise. Cybercriminals are creating phony online pet shops that advertise unbelievable prices on purebred pups. These malicious pet shop sites … Read more

The holiday season is a time for love, joy, togetherness—and last-minute online orders! We’ve all been there: anxiously awaiting a package and hoping you didn’t forget anyone on your shopping list. The holidays have a way of creeping up on us, so expect scammers to be creeping into your inbox as well. Fake shipping notifications … Read more

Scam of the Week: For many months, organizations across the globe have been working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a new phishing attack, the bad guys target your feelings of stress or excitement about returning to the office. The phishing email resembles something that your human resources department might send about returning to … Read more

With so many organizations still working remotely, bad guys continue to target you by spoofing popular video conferencing software, such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Video-conference themed phishing attacks can come in all shapes and sizes. For example, you may receive a phony welcome email that asks you to set up your new account. Or, … Read more

Phishing emails are often designed to trick you into clicking a malicious link. Most email clients, such as Microsoft Outlook and Gmail, have filters that add warning messages to emails with suspicious-looking links. Unfortunately, the bad guys are always finding new ways to bypass these security filters. The latest way that scammers sneak past your … Read more

Scam of the Week: Pfizer’s Vaccine is Fresh Phish Bait Last week, pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that long-term trials of their COVID-19 vaccine have been highly successful. This exciting development is a huge step towards ending the pandemic, but experts say we are still far from a publicly available vaccine. Unfortunately, good news like this … Read more