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New Password Hacking Warning For Gmail, Facebook And Amazon Users

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AND Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective, Chainalysis finds

• If You Get This Text Message, It’s Probably a Scam

• Alhambra police warn public about fake parking ticket scam

• What’s a Pig Butchering Scam? Here’s How to Avoid Falling Victim to One.

• What are “ghost jobs”, and why are so many unemployed workers frustrated with them? HX WARNING: Be careful what you share in your résumé/CV/job application.

Meanwhile … Labor Day travelers urged to take precautions as Seattle airport struggles with cyberattack effects

📰 Headline Highlights

• Chinese government hackers targeted US internet providers with zero-day exploit, researchers say

• New Android Malware NGate Steals NFC Data to Clone Contactless Payment Cards

• Seattle-Tacoma Airport IT systems down due to a cyberattack

• Texas credit union user data exposed in another MOVEit breach

• Park’N Fly notifies 1 million customers of data breach

• DICK'S shuts down email, locks employee accounts after cyberattack

• Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak

• How to Weaponize Microsoft Copilot for Cyberattackers

In other news, Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations

MUST READ: Iran Tries To 'Storm' U.S. Election With Russian-Style Disinformation Campaign

LISTEN TO THIS: With campaign hacks, Iran takes a page from Russia’s playbook

🤷‍♀️ What now?

An overwhelming edition

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LOOK OUT: Phishing Attacks Against Google Increased By 243%, Attackers Are Using Direct Calls And Text Messages In New Campaign, Microsoft Targeted By New Upswing In QR Code Phishing

It’s been an easy week and difficult one. Easy because there hasn’t been too many cybersecurity news in proportion to the other weeks but they scams are just skyrocketing like fireworks doing a finale.

Unfortunately, it’s not going to end there but we sure hope you have fun learning about them. One is about parking ticket, one about toll and one just plain scammy texts.

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HOUSEKEEPING

Glossary/Legend:

• Cyber Attackers and Cyber Predators - these terms refer to people who use any kind of technology, including cell phones, to prey on us.

• Hacker - a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

• Ransomware - a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.

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