Top 3 Scams – January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021
1. Don’t Fall for the Fax Notification A new scam has been reported that targets businesses and seeks to gain Microsoft 365 credentials. It arrives
Update March 2023
After sending top scams since 2019, we’ve retooled this monthly message. It is now expanded to cover more security-related topics to help protect you and your business. Topics include critical software warnings, relevant business trends that can impact your costs such as cyber insurance, and other items–including relevant scams–that fall under the security brief umbrella. It is still sent just once a month on the 1st.
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1. Don’t Fall for the Fax Notification A new scam has been reported that targets businesses and seeks to gain Microsoft 365 credentials. It arrives
1. Unhappy Holidays Tis the season…for an increase in shopping scams. From unbelievable deals to undeliverable packages, and even fake charities, the holiday season scams
1. Don’t Fall for Fake Windows Defender As anticipated, phishing attacks and hackers continue to become more sophisticated. A new effort to make authentic-looking Windows
1. Fake Forward Phishing Just in time for Halloween, we have a ‘zombie’ type of phishing attack to avoid. It appears as part of old
1. Spearphishing through LinkedIn Jobs This scam is currently being reported in regard to a System Administrator job posting on LinkedIn. It’s worth sharing and
1. Voicemail Notification Scam Many phone systems, like ours, for example, provide the convenience of sending voicemails as attachments to emails. There are phishing scams taking
1. Survey Says…You just got scammed Many businesses, including ours from time to time, will send out surveys to learn more about customers, feature requests,
1. Covid Data Spreadsheet Scam Last week, Microsoft warned about a phishing attack that looks like it is from Johns Hopkins University and has an
1. Caller ID Spoofing Scams This new trend is horrifying but can have a happy ending. Scammers are using caller ID spoofing–making the number they
1. Stimulus Scams Now that a stimulus bill has been passed, keep an extra vigilant eye out for scams about that money. As I sent
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