National Cyber Security News Today

Police Warn Citizens After Bandits Attack Motorist Duped In Car Sale Scam | #phishing | #scams | #education | #technology | #infosec

[ad_1] – Advertisement – Saint Lucia police have warned citizens to beware of internet car sales scams in which criminals target unwary individuals. The criminals offer vehicles for sale, invite buyers to a rendezvous to obtain the item, and have held up and robbed the unfortunate victims in several instances….

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Simple Tips for Being More Secure Online | #itsecurity | #infosec | #education | #technology | #infosec

[ad_1] Online security is for everyone. Information about your life is spread across dozens, even hundreds, of services—where you shop, communicate, share information, and store files. Losing control of your digital identity can have real consequences, including embarrassing losses of privacy, devastating financial blows, and risks to personal safety. And…

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Telstra switches on scam SMS filter to protect you from scammers | #itsecurity | #infosec | #education | #technology | #infosec

[ad_1] Credit: Dreamstime: Tero Vesalainen If you use SMS messaging, there’s every chance that at some stage you’ve received scam messages from nefarious sources trying to dupe you into revealing your financial information. Suffice to say, these messages have proven very difficult to avoid. But now Telstra has switched on…

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TSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak Passengers | #computerhacking | #hacking | #education | #technology | #infosec

[ad_1] As Russia’s war continues in Ukraine, the Biden White House has been scrambling to use every tool at its disposal in countering, or ideally preempting, Kremlin-backed cyberattacks. But as the physical carnage continues, WIRED took a look at the destructive toll of explosives and how blast trauma really works….

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Stafford police investigating possible $200,000 phishing scam | Crime News | #phishing | #scams | #education | #technology | #infosec

[ad_1] The Stafford Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case in which more than $200,000 was pilfered from a county man, court records state. According to an affidavit for a search warrant filed by Detective B.A. Talbot in Stafford Circuit Court, the Aquia Harbour Police Department was notified last month about…

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