October 23, 2024 Georgia voter website hit with cyberattack, likely from foreign source: official An official with the Georgia secretary of state’s office said it stopped a cyberattack last week that targeted its absentee ballot website.
October 23, 2024 Deception in democracy: Beware the most common types of election-related scams Cybersecurity risks are ramping up as the Nov. 5 U.S. general election approaches. Social media and the internet are used to spread propaganda.
October 20, 2024 Scammers exploit grief with fake funeral streaming on Facebook Scammers are offering video streaming for funeral services and taking advantage of people who are grieving to get credit card information.
October 20, 2024 Over 600M cyberattacks target Windows users every day Windows operating system users face more than 600 million cyberattacks every day, according to Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson. The attacks are on the rise.
October 19, 2024 Rising crypto scams leave Americans reeling from billions in losses Scammers have illustrated that cryptocurrency is not as foolproof as it has promised. Americans lost $5.6 billion to crypto scams in 2023, according to the FBI.
October 16, 2024 AI-powered scam targets 2.5 billion Gmail users in sophisticated phishing attacks Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about a new AI-powered scam that targets Gmail users and is harder to detect unless you're very cautious.
October 15, 2024 Voter beware: Text scam targets you, no matter where you live Reports warn of a scam text falsely claiming that recipients aren’t registered to vote. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals what you need to know and five tips to avoid such schemes.
October 14, 2024 Windows users are being tricked by sneaky malware scheme Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how security experts found new malware, Lumma Stealer, spreading via fake verification pages.
October 12, 2024 Over 77,000 customers' personal information is exposed in Fidelity Investments data breach Fidelity Investments, one of the world's biggest asset managers, experienced a data breach in August, the company's second in 12 months.
October 11, 2024 MoneyGram hack exposes customers' sensitive data, cripples services MoneyGram, an American payment and money transfer platform, confirmed a data breach that exposed sensitive customer data to hackers, forcing its services offline for five days.