As phishing attempts grow more advanced, so do the efforts to imitate real organizations, which make it easier to trick unsuspecting recipients into divulging valuable information or assets. A common ...

Spoofing scams are all too common, and they work because they take advantage of our trust. rob dobi via Getty Images Scammers win when they trick you into divulging personal information ― and one of ...

The City of Troy posted a warning on its social media page that it received reports of emails impersonating city employees. They said that “spoofing” scams trick people, “by looking like they come ...

As technology continues to play a larger role in our daily lives, it’s important to stay informed about common cyber threats. Two terms you might encounter are email spoofing and hacking. While both ...

Do you ever wonder how spammers can send you emails that look like they are coming from your own account or someone you know? You might think that your email is hacked or that your friend’s account is ...

Spoofed email – email that appears to come from a legitimate source but is not – is becoming an increasingly worrisome threat. It’s so serious that the NSA and FBI have joined forces in releasing the ...

While caller ID spoofing is not illegal, its use could lead to serious scams and identity fraud and is more dangerous than e-mail spoofing, said Sophos executive. In an e-mail interview with ZDNet ...

My folks are at it again - even after getting scammed out of a few Google Play store gift cards. Got an email from <[email protected]> (fine, I embellished that one) with the following ...

In an attempt to block email spoofing attacks on yahoo.com addresses, Yahoo began imposing a stricter email validation policy that unfortunately breaks the usual workflow on legitimate mailing lists.

A Calgary woman accused of sending five emails that threatened former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis, his mother and ...