Watch Out for These Holiday Scams
Protect yourself this holiday season.
Protect yourself this holiday season.
iPhones are great, but they’re not great at reorganization. Have you ever tried to move apps around your home screen? You need to hold on an app, wait for it to shake, then drag its new location, hoping all the other apps move out of the way accordingly. (They often don’t.) Even if this move is successful, you need to …
Contrary to some grade school teachers’ beliefs, we all walk around with calculators in our pockets these days. Your iPhone has a useable calculator that is great for figuring out the tip at a restaurant, or for help while crunching the numbers for your budget. But there’s one major downside to using this digital calculator: If you accidentally press the …
If you see an interesting sign when on a walk, or you want to save a menu for later, you might take a photo with your smartphone for future reference. But, as it turns out, you don’t actually need to snap that photo in the first place: Your iPhone’s Camera app is all you need to copy and paste any …
Wire transfers are a standard practice for businesses and consumers to exchange funds. But watch out: Wire transfer fraud has risen dramatically, so it is critical that you and your employees understand the risks and become better prepared to protect your business from this pervasive threat. What is wire transfer fraud? Wire transfer fraud occurs when a threat actor poses as a trusted authority, such as a …
Business Email Compromises (BEC), also known as Email Account Compromises (EAC), pose a significant threat for businesses. These scams primarily target companies through email: The criminals behind BEC scams often act as trusted sources, such as company owners and executives, coworkers, vendors, or clients. They send emails that appear to be legitimate requests for sensitive and confidential information, or even a transfer …