A fake $499.99 PayPal charge appeared on my son’s calendar exactly one year after I documented a similar attack. Here is how calendar invite phishing works, what it means, and what to do when one appears.
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A CAPTCHA Should Never Ask You to Open Terminal
A fake CAPTCHA on a trusted website tried to trick me into opening Terminal and executing a malicious command. That experience led to a deeper investigation into ClickFix, a rapidly growing social engineering technique that exploits trust instead of software vulnerabilities, and why attackers are increasingly impersonating security itself.
If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You
Even cybersecurity experts fall for phishing attacks. When Troy Hunt, creator of Have I Been Pwned, clicked a malicious link and entered his credentials, it was a wake-up call for all of us. In this post, we break down what happened, why today’s phishing is more convincing than ever, and what you can do to protect yourself.
