Internet Safety Month: Avoiding the consequences of unsafe Internet practices

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:22:33 +0000

This Internet Safety Month, learn about the consequences of unsafe Internet practices, and how to avoid them.

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Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:37:48 +0000

Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk – by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qoySkY_s2X8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Massive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:20 +0000

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NtExc1bJlLg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Romance scams – 80 people charged with ripping off millions of dollars

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:04:45 +0000

The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6Wnqyl2R-08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Scammers recruiting money mules on dating sites is on the rise, says FBI

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:04:51 +0000

It’s not longer enough to be wary of flash-in-the-pan “lovers” who ask you to send money; now they’re asking you to open accounts for them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_sg1QMO7X-s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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