Are you aware of the perils of the world’s no. 1 social media? Do you know how to avoid scams and stay safe on TikTok?

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Are you on Tinder? With 75 million monthly active users, you might be able to find the right one. However there are also traps you need to look out for. Read more about catfishing, sextortion, phishing and other practices used by scammers.

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It pays to be careful – here’s how you can stay safe from fake giveaways, money flipping scams and other cons that fraudsters use to trick payment app users out of their hard-earned cash

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D’après un article du Parisien, un anonyme a déposé la semaine dernière 967 adresses de sites web en .fr qui reprennent, avec quelques fautes de frappe, les noms de marques et d’institutions bien connues. Si les intentions sont encore inconnues, il y a fort à parier qu’une tentative de hack ou de phishing soit en train […]

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Scammers don't take the summer off – be on your guard when buying your Crit'Air sticker

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Here’s what to watch out for when buying or selling stuff on the online marketplace and how to tell if you’re being scammed

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The lead-up to the Canada Day festivities has brought a tax scam with it

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If the promise of a cash prize in return for answering a few questions sounds like a deal that is too good to be true, that’s because it is

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En novembre dernier, l’équipe d’Avanan (une entreprise Check Point) avait identifié une attaque imitant Amazon. Le système utilisait des vrais liens Amazon, obligeant ainsi l'utilisateur à passer un appel téléphonique pour annuler sa commande. Dernièrement, une campagne d'emailing similaire, a été observée mais cette fois-ci avec Paypal. Comme dans le cas d'Amazon, le seul moyen d’« annuler » la commande est d'appeler un numéro vert.

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Les chercheurs en cybersécurité de Proofpoint ont publié aujourd'hui une nouvelle étude détaillant les méthodes d'attaque utilisées par les groupes cybercriminels dans leur poursuite acharnée du vol de crypto-monnaies et NFT, ayant entraîné des pertes financières à hauteur de 14 milliards de dollars l'année dernière.

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As NFTs exploded in popularity, scammers also jumped on the hype. Watch out for counterfeit NFTs, rug pulls, pump-and-dumps and other common scams plaguing the industry.

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Cybercriminals continue to mine for opportunities in the crypto space – here's what you should know about coin-mining hacks and crypto theft

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The ‘it won’t happen to me’ mindset leaves you unprepared – here are some common factors that put any of us at risk of online fraud

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LinkedIn scammers attack when we may be at our most vulnerable – here’s what to look out for and how to avoid falling victim to fraud when using the platform

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The bitter truth about how fraudsters dupe online daters in this new twist on romance fraud

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BEC fraud generated more losses for victims than any other type of cybercrime in 2021. It’s long past time that organizations got a handle on these scams.

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