What does MFA fatigue look like? Your phone buzzes again and again. Login request after login request—until you finally approve one to stop it. That’s precisely the mistake hackers want you to make. This tactic is known as MFA fatigue, an increasingly common threat method that attackers use to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) without ever […]
Why Hackers Love Email — And How to Stay Safe
94% of all malware is delivered via email. Why is that? What makes email platforms such a popular vector for malware distribution? Cyber Criminals Prefer Email Email is everywhere. Almost everyone uses it for personal and professional communication. With billions of email accounts worldwide, attackers have countless opportunities to reach potential victims. This massive user […]
Click, Clack, Hack: How to Outsmart Cyber Threats
Hundreds of so-called “people-finding websites” are also known as people-search sites, and similar iterations can pose serious cyber threats. From Spokeo to Intelius, MyLife, Instant Checkmate, US Search, and even digitized Whitepages, there are many ways to find personal contact information for a small fee. Anyone in the world can be snooped on for a […]
The Age of AI Illusions: How Deepfakes Are Shaping our World
Artificial intelligence has exploded brand-newly in the past couple of years. The emergence of advanced chatbots has helped us all, but complex deepfakes have also given cybercriminals a faster and more effective method for perpetuating their bad acts. AI can create new malware code in minutes, compared to the hours a threat actor would take […]
Digital Defenders: How Authenticator Apps Fortify Your Data Privacy
When it comes to protecting your profiles and credentials, using authenticator apps as part of your Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) is the best way we currently have to stop hackers from brute-forcing their way into your accounts. While there are different kinds of MFA, one of the most popular choices is to use an authentication […]
Triple Threat: Is Triple Extortion the Future of Ransomware?
You’ve probably heard of ransomware, but have you heard of triple extortion ransomware? Ransomware is a type of cybercrime where attackers use encryption to prevent users from accessing their sensitive data until a ransom is paid, which is often substantial. In recent months, we have written a lot about Double Extortion Ransomware. That’s when cyber […]