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The following is a message from Kingston Police, warning of a new scam using both email and a telephone call to trick the public into downloading malware onto their systems: Thank you for calling—here’s some malware. Kingston Police is aware of a recent social engineering scam that utilizes real people
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Kingston Police say cybercriminals have a new favorite phishing lure: PDF files. A PDF is a standard file type that presents text and images in their original format regardless of which program you use to open the file. PDF documents can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio, and video
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Kingston Police have released a statement regarding email scams, which they hope will help the public stay safe, and avoid being taken in by scammers. “How can you tell if an email is safe?” asked Constable Ash Gutheinz. “Even if you catch red flags in an email, such as typos
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A phishing scam, which allowed hackers to gain control of high-profile Twitter accounts this past summer, has provided cybercriminals with a new convincing email scam. The Twitter attack, which happened in July and gave hackers control of over one hundred high-profile accounts, had cybercriminals scamming Twitter followers out of money.
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Working with a third-party organization can be a great help, but what happens if that third party falls victim to a cybersecurity attack? Kingston Police is warning that not only could your organization’s shared data be exposed, but you may become the target of a very unique phishing attack. According
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Kingston Police have become aware of a new phishing attack tricking unsuspecting users into sharing their login credentials over email. Police say the emails claim that you have unread emails due to your cloud storage being full, and gives you options to resolve the issue. Clicking on either link that
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Kingston Police are warning Zoom users about fake emails telling them their account has been suspended. The scam convinces people to reveal details such as their login credentials, potentially putting both their personal privacy and their employer’s network at risk. The group video conferencing app Zoom has surged to popularity
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Police are looking to inform the public about new and improved ways scammers are using in attempt to get money from unsuspecting victims. Kingston Police have become aware of these methods, which including posing as well-known services to bait people into giving up personal and/or financial information. Some of the
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Many people have found themselves going through their email inbox and looking to ‘unsubscribe’ from mailing lists, however, a recent uptick in a phishing scam involving an ‘unsubscribe’ emails has prompted Kingston Police to bring the scam to the public’s attention. According to Kingston Police, the scammers send emails appearing
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After Capital One announced last week that they had experienced a data breach in March, local police are advising of a number of possible scams that claim to be related to the breach. Capital One confirmed last week that the March data breach exposed the data of nearly 106 million
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Local police are advising citizens of a new phishing scam being used by internet criminals involving a Microsoft OneNote audio note. According to Kingston Police, the scammers use a fake OneNote audio note as bait to trick victims into giving up their Microsoft login information. The scam comes in the
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In light of a recent increase of email and internet scams, Kingston Police are reminding local businesses and corporations to be vigilant. According to Kingston Police, phishing attacks are at an all-time high. Phishing scams use brand impersonation, and cyber criminals will pose as familiar companies so they can
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