Phishing

A couple of days ago, someone I followed on tumblr’s account was hacked. Like a idiot I clicked on a link in a post in private mode (I used Firefox) that sent me to a website called cutt.us. I quickly closed the page and then changed my tumblr password, deleted my history, deleted some cookies...

I clicked on a phishing e-mail link on my MAC. However, I am not certain if I have a problem, as when I clicked on the link instead of taking me to their site it just opened a new search tab on my browser entitled - search.hdirectandmap.com. In light of this does anyone know if I have malware etc?

I was checking my old email and i clicked mail from 2016, i stupidly clicked on the suspicious link and the page where it took me was down, do i need to be scared? Thanks

Hi Guys, Yesterday my mum called me with the word's "I <mod edit> up, please help me". She explained the situation to me then: Apparently she had gotten a pop-up in chrome, that locked her on that page stating "Your windows has been locked". In the pressure and adrenaline they put her under, she...

Although developers of OSes advertise that their latest offering is technologically advanced and the most secure OS that has ever graced the market, there’s no telling what people on the other end of your system are capable of doing. Give them enough time and they can find an intrusion point...

When I go on Discord's own website, my Bitdefender antivirus warns me about a phishing virus. Is it a false positive?

Hello, I hovered over a phishing link on Twitter using Google Chrome and I was wondering if I could get a virus from it? I only hovered over it and didn't click. I ran Malwarebytes and Bitdefender and there was no virus or malware found. Is there still a possibility I could be infected?

Ransomware. Phishing attacks. Malware. These days, cyberthreats are everywhere :fou: Companies big and small are taken down all the time. Even us, the authority in tech, have to keep a stiff upper lip in the face of these constant attacks. It's not uncommon to be blasted by DDOS attackers and...

Hi, lately I've been receiving a lot of phishing, scam, etc e-mails, things like "buy viagra", "Magda just sent you $3,543.00 USD with Paypal", "Local girls" and things like that. I receive about 5 e-mails like these everyday, sometimes more, I've been getting rid of them by selecting them as...

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I got an email from paypal about spending $190 which coincided with when I bought something cheap this morning. In a momentary lapse of judgement I clicked the link to view my history before realizing what I had done, and closing it about half a second later before it could fully open. I...

How common are sites to use tracking pixels and/or clear gif's to obtain information about their users?

Hi there, I’m going to start a travel agency in mid-February. I’m here to clear some doubts related to network security. We purchased few computers and the internet connection is also live. When I searched online about the network security, found a blog...

I know this is not the right section, but i also don't see where to post it. sorry. So i've got an e-mail, from paypal, saying that there has been a charge made to my account. It all looked fairly legit.... Then at the bottom there was a link to click, IF YOU DID NOT MAKE THIS PURCHASE PLEASE...

Hi, I run a pawn shop with my friends. We search every online flea markets to collect items. Last night, I was browsing through tips to strengthen the firewall settings, when I came across this blog. (http://www.billfixer.com/online-fraud/what-is-skimming-phishing-and-online-fraud/) It talks...

I'm wondering, how do the scammers who send phishing emails know to make the subjects related to things and places you visit? Relevant info: -I have TimeWarnerCable Internet at home. All devices that use that internet have stuff like AdBlock, DoNotTrack, don't share location, etc. No one here...

Hello there, I want to buy something from a site I don't trust entirely (because I never have bought anyhting from them): http:// When I chose to buy something, it sends me to a paypal payment site (the one where you enter your account data). The security certificate looks like this...

Long story short, I play video games and a certain game that I play I accidently entered it into a site that was very similar in terms of logging in (looked exactly the same). I noticed that my password was changed, however I recovered my account via email and changed the password as well as...

Hey all, I was just looking on the web and accidentally clicked a link, that proceeded to download a file. I'm pretty sure I managed to cancel it before it downloaded completely. I DID NOT open the file. I then right clicked and then click 'Shred with AVG'. The Icon for the file was a picture...

My Facebook account is temporarily locked because of phishing what to do if hourly limit exceeded