What Is Pretexting? How Scammers Persuade You To Help Them Attack
What is pretexting? Learn how scammers use it to get your money or information, and what you can do to protect yourself against this kind of attack.
What is pretexting? Learn how scammers use it to get your money or information, and what you can do to protect yourself against this kind of attack.
The “number neighbor” fad — texting the person with a phone number one digit away from your own — peaked in 2019, but is still going around. Here are five reasons why you should leave your number neighbor alone.
Looking for a summer job? A good one can set you up for the rest of the year, but a job scam could really hurt you. Learn what job scams are most common right now, how to spot them and what you should do when you recognize one.
There are lots of ways identity thieves can monetize the information they’ve stolen, including Welfare frauds. Learn how to recognize this relatively under-the-radar form of identity theft, and what you can do to help make it less likely.
What is knowledge based authentication (KBA)? Learn why those security questions you answer aren’t especially secure, which forms of KBA are more secure and why other authentication options are usually a better bet if they’re available.
If your credit card information is leaked in a breach, how will you know? What will you do about it? If you don’t have good answers to those questions, read on! We’ll tell you what you need to know, and how you can minimize the risks.