Newsletter: Spoofing, ginagamit ng mga scammer para magpanggap na lehitimong institution tulad ng mga bangko, e-wallet, at telecommunications providers

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Ikaw ba ay nakakatanggap ng mga mensahe o text na mula umano sa mga bangko, e-wallet (tulad ng “Maya” o “GCash”) o telecommunications providers at nang-eenganyo na pindutin ang nilalamang link nito?

Newsletter: Spoofing, ginagamit ng mga scammer para magpanggap na GCash

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Ikaw ba ay nakakatanggap ng text mula sa “GCash” na nang-eenganyo na pindutin ang nilalamang link nito?

Newsletter: Kaspersky uncovers scam M4 MacBook Pro offers following influencer review of unreleased model

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As Russian content creator recently posted a video review of an unreleased MacBook Pro model featuring the new M4 chip, it quickly created a buzz across the media and tech communities. Meanwhile, Kaspersky experts have noticed a surge in scamming activity, with fraudsters exploiting the hype by offering fake pre-sales and product testing programs of the unreleased laptop, aiming to steal victims' money and personal data.

Newsletter: Kaspersky reports intensified scamming activity surrounding the new popular social network

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Just one week after its launch on July 5, Threads, the new microblogging app from Meta, has already amassed an impressive 100 million sign-ups. However, as is often the case with popular trends, scammers have wasted no time in capitalizing on its popularity. Kaspersky experts have discovered several deceptive tactics being used by scammers to exploit the app's user base. This involves primarily masquerading as the Threads app to trick users, possibly gaining unauthorized access to their accounts, personal data, and even their finances.

Newsletter: Kaspersky reveals top-three vacation-season scams

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With the vacation season in full swing, people around the world are searching for enticing travel destinations, affordable accommodations, and reasonably priced flights. Kaspersky researchers have observed fraudsters taking advantage of unsuspecting users by offering cheap airline tickets, booking deals, and vacation packages. To help travelers avoid scams, the company's researchers have outlined common fraud schemes used to entice victims, along with valuable advice on planning a scam-free vacation.

Newsletter: Date or DAIte? Kaspersky Study Reveals Over Half of Single Men Would Use ChatGPT to ‘Deceive’ Potential Dates

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Think your online date might not quite be who they claim to be? New Kaspersky research published today reveals that it’s very possible that ChatGPT, the new generative AI tool that’s taken the world by storm in recent months, might be involved. Over half (54%) of single men surveyed said that they would be open to using ChatGPT to deceive a potential partner on a dating app in a bid to make themselves appear funnier or smarter when looking for love. 

Newsletter: The Last of Scams: cybercriminals empty fans’ wallets ahead of new series release

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"The Last of Us", one of the most anticipated series based on the PlayStation game of the same name, is finally coming out on HBO channel on 15th January 2023. Knowing that after the series release the “The Last of Us” universe will have hundreds of thousands of new fans, cybercriminals are already plotting new schemes. Specifically, fraudsters are already spreading scams on the PlayStation game, which is extremely rare. What’s more, to infect victims with malware, they are offering downloads of "The Last of Us" game for PC, but in fact, this file has not even been released yet.

Newsletter: Malware that steals credentials and credit card details abuses the biggest new games

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In the first half of 2022, Kaspersky researchers detected increased activity of cybercriminals abusing gamers. The number of users attacked by malicious software, which gathers sensitive data and spreads under the guise of some of the most popular gaming titles, has increased by 13% compared to the first half of 2021. 

Newsletter: You’ve Got Spam Mail: APAC accounts for a quarter of global malicious emails in 2022

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Spam mails have evolved since the first one was sent back in 1978. Its evolutions span from the techniques, tactics, and the latest trends cybercriminals piggyback on to make it more legitimate-looking and urgent-sounding – an effective formula to prey upon an unsuspecting user.

One of Kaspersky’s elite researchers, Noushin Shabab, probed into the spam threat landscape in Asia Pacific (APAC) this year to answer – what if emails do not get opened?

Newsletter: Here's How You Can Protect Yourself from Phishing Attacks

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Whenever you receive an SMS, chat message, or email from an unknown sender, be on guard. Protect yourself from phishing, smishing, and vishing scams and keep your personal details and your money safe. In case you’re not familiar with these scams, here are some important things to know so you won’t fall victim. 

The latest in Phishing on Messenger apps as Kaspersky reports for Dec 2020-May 2021

07/29/2021 01:21:27 PM

Phishing in messenger apps has been rampant in recent months. The question, though, is 'what's new about it?'

Kaspersky unmasks spam phishing emails disguised as vaccination appointment forms

05/09/2021 08:54:01 PM

While the world has been waiting so bad for vaccines to come, warnings have been issued by global cybersecurity brands like Kasperksy in regards to that because scammers are constantly searching for new ways to steal users’ data. 

Cybercriminals continue to unleash COVID-disguised threats in '21

03/20/2021 09:47:16 PM

COVID. Codes. Cash. What do they have in common? Cybercriminals.

Newsletter: 1.6M more phishing almost infected SEA SMBs in H1 2020 -Kaspersky

08/28/2020 12:00:13 AM

Author's Note: Phishing is one of the known cases of cyber attacks that are persistent even during this time of pandemic and lockdown, proving that criminals never sleep.

The said case is on the rise with  1.6 million attempts to transfer users to phishing pages via links within emails blocked from January to June, showing small and medium businesses need cybersecurity improvements in the context of continued remote working.

Imagine that: on just the first semester of the new decade, SMBs are gravely affected at the time where countries are in recession and shops – small or even the big ones – are closing due to economical reasons.

More of that in this press release below. Read on.

Kaspersky reminds users of recent scams on Twitter

07/17/2020 01:32:23 PM

In the recent turn of events, Twitter has been the subject of hacks and scams.

Newsletter: Secure your SMBs: Tips on how to fend off dangerous phishing emails

06/18/2020 06:06:35 PM

Author's Note: As some countries eventually made their adjustments come the new normal as brought by the COVD-19 pandemic, small and medium businesses (SMBs) are warned against the dangers of phishing that make its way through emails.

That being said, the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has listed some tips on how such scaled business firms would spare themselves from any possible perils of this cyberattack.

Read that more in the press release below:

Scammers joining the GoT hype?!

06/15/2019 05:10:06 PM

It is unfortunately yet inevitable that pop culture has been one of the factors to some cases of cyberattacks. Just this past May, the height of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones saw a spike in related cybercriminal activity. That's according to Kaspersky Lab researchers.

Avengers fans, beware: Phishing scammers on the loose following Endgame

05/09/2019 02:20:25 PM

In a span of two weeks, Marvel's latest film Avengers: Endgame has already broken a lot of box records. The finale of this epic-two part movie has attracted a lot of attention, making it as one of the hit names in pop culture phenomenon so far this year.

Unconstitutional?!

7/15/2014 10:50:29 PM

Ayan na. Lumabas na ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema; aniya, “unconstitutional” daw ang Disbursement Acceleration Program fund o sa madaling sabi, ang DAP. At 13-0 yan, isang bonggang-bonggang unanimous decision, na kala mo ay sa mga laban sa UFC at boxing mo lang maririnig ang katagang yan.

O tapos, ano na? Unconstitutional pala yan eh!

Porky Bits

11/5/2013 8:28:31 PM

Haharap si Janet Napoles sa darating na Huwebes. Ang tanong, magsasabi ba s’ya ng totoo? May malalaking pasabog bang magaganap? Pasabog na mas matindi pa sa 32 atomic bomb na ibinagsak sa lungsod ng Hiroshima sa Japan noong World War II (at anong konek nito? Yun daw kasi ang katumbas ng lakas ng magnitude 7.2 na lindol na gumulantang sa Carmen, Bohol at sa malaking bahagi ng Central Visayas noong isang buwan eh)?