Data Privacy and CEO Phishing

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Check out the information, links and news stories below to see what's happening in the world of cryptocurrency, online security, and NFTs.

Online Security: What could possibly go wrong??

Real life. Real stories.
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The link below is included because it brings up the point that a VPN doesn't catch everything, and it also talks about data privacy and some of the ways our data can be captured and used when we visit a website.⤵️

Incogni - by Surfshark

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💡Security tip of the week

Passwords are the 🔑 keys to your online "kingdom" - don't share, and don't leave them where they can be easily found. AND keep multiple copies - at least ONE should be old-school pen-and-paper. 🔐

🔐 Security Word of the Month

🧰 Toolkit Resource of the Month

⭐️ In the News ⭐️


Cookie theft threat: When multi-factor authentication is not enough
A lot of companies have deployed multi-factor authentication, yet attackers have some ways to bypass it—the most used one being cookie theft.
TechRepublicCedric Pernet
Instagram Phishing: Scammers Exploit Instagram Verification Program
Researchers at Vade warn that an email phishing campaign is spoofing the Instagram account verification process to harvest login credentials.
Stu Sjouwerman
A cybercriminal stole 1 million Facebook account credentials over 4 months
A large-scale phishing attack was uncovered by PIXM, as well as the person who had been carrying out the attacks.
TechRepublicBrian Stone
This app beeps every time your computer sends data to Google
A privacy advocate has created an app that beeps every time your computer sends any data to Google. Spoiler alert — it’s a very noisy app.
9to5GoogleKyle Bradshaw

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