Month: July 2021

As technology advances, so do the scammers. They are becoming more professional in pursuit of obtaining access to user accounts and getting control of victims' devices to perform malicious intents. Recent client reports claim phishing emails have been received from a cyberattacker pretending to be a professional photographer or illustrator by the name "Mel" or "Mellie," "Melvin," "Melinda," "Melissa" or any other variations including the last name, aggressively claiming you have copyrighted images on your website. Some reported personas such as Loretta, Simone, and Christy. The sender writes and threatens to file a complaint with your hosting company and sue you. This classic phishing scheme has the intent to elicit an emotional response from users and trick them into clicking a link. The ...Read More

E-mail cyber attacks are on the rise. According to a case study, Google has registered over 2.1 million phishing sites as of January 2021. This is up by a staggering 27% in a little over 12-months and has become an increasingly common day-to-day struggle for businesses affecting over 75% of organizations worldwide. In Q1 and Q2 of 2020, scams related to COVID-19 have significantly caused the ramp-up resulting in an increased percentage (112%) of incidents involving payment and fraud. These cyber-attacks trigger business data breaches that result in severe consequences that include reputational damage, financial losses, loss of consumer confidence, and loss of company value, among others. For individuals, phishing and malware attacks lead to devastating results that include identity theft, ...Read More