Category: Cybersecurity
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Hey you, Yeah, you—the one who’s smart enough to read this before getting sweet-talked by a robotic voice claiming you’ve got an unpaid HMRC bill. Let’s talk. Scams aren’t what they used to be. Gone are the days of the obviously fake prince in Nigeria (may he rest in spam). Today’s scams are sneakier, smoother,…
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Prime Day (8–11 July) brings big deals — but also big dangers. Consumer group Which? has uncovered scammers using fake ads and copycat websites masquerading as official Amazon pages—crafted to trick shoppers into handing over cash and personal info. Let’s dive into what they found—and what you should watch for. 1. 🎯 Copycat Amazon Websites…
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Online scams are evolving fast, and in 2025, they’re smarter, sneakier, and sadly, more successful than ever. If you’ve received a suspicious email, a fake text, or an urgent “account warning” that made your stomach drop—you’re not alone. As a cybersecurity specialist, I’ve seen how these traps work—and how easily they catch people off guard.…
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This message landed in my inbox recently: At first glance, it might rattle someone. It claims my Facebook page Donato Goods is in violation of Meta’s identity policies and will be deleted unless I click a review link. But I spotted the scam instantly. Why? Because I live and breathe cybersecurity — and this one…
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I did a quick search and I don’t see anyone else writing about this here so I do that quickly. Many of us here have twitter accounts and yesterday it came to be published that about 300 million accounts have had their passwords stored in an unsecure log file which basically means that anyone that…