by Hunt Sanja | Jan 7, 2025 | Phishing, Social Engineering
In 2024, thousands of social engineering attacks were reported, with human factors contributing to 74% of security breaches, according to Jumpcloud. Yet, many users still confuse social engineering with phishing or other scams, even though both exploit human...
by Hunt Sanja | Dec 27, 2024 | Scams
Scammers constantly refine their techniques to make a phishing email from a bank appear authentic. As a result, more and more people—including people working for finance companies—fall victim to these scams by unknowingly authorizing transactions through fake links,...
by Hunt Sanja | Dec 26, 2024 | Scam Calls
When it comes to scam calls, merchant services calls are among the most common, targeting businesses to steal financial information. According to the Truecaller US Spam and Scam Report 2024, over 56.2 million Americans fell victim to spam and scam calls in 2023,...
by Hunt Sanja | Dec 19, 2024 | Scams
Mobile check deposit has modernized banking by allowing users to deposit checks conveniently through their smartphones, eliminating the need for physical bank visits. However, this convenience has also led to an increase in fraudulent schemes targeting mobile banking...
by Hunt Sanja | Dec 18, 2024 | Digital Wallet
The rapid growth of decentralized finance (DeFi) has opened the door to new forms of fraud: DeFi wallet scams. According to the CertiK Hack3d Q2+H1 Report, losses across the crypto space reached $688.1 million in Q2 2024, with phishing scams alone causing $433.7...
