So you have a Nigerian prince in your emails who seems nice enough. He’s never been anything but polite, and from the looks of it, he has had a rough time lately. As it turns out, being a prince is not as lucrative as it sounds. He just needs $12,000 from you to make it all better.

You know how this story ends. You laugh it off because you know it’s a scam – you don’t know this guy, why would you ever give him money?

But what happens when someone you do know emails you out of the blue, needing some cash? Or if a coworker asks for access to a file? Or if someone you’re pretty sure you know sends you a link that you just have to click?

Mobile devices are used thousands of times every day by billions of people. Everyone now socializes through apps and text messages. Mobile devices are a great tool to connect with one another, however privacy and cyber hackers can be risk factors to consider when thinking about Cyber Security.

Two multinational technology companies have fallen victim to a massive fraud spear phishing attack!  A cyber criminal has been charged with breaking and entering into these two companies. The outcome of this criminal activity included a large amount of bank accounts hacked and controlled by a scammer.

Huge chunks of information from Yahoo's networking service and information was stolen by just four individuals. Personal messages from Yahoo user's were also stolen and have been included in the criminal activity. Out of the group of 4 hackers, two were FSB members (Russian's Federal Security Services), and the other two were previously known hackers that had no relation to the FSB.

 Scam requests for W-2's

Numerous scams have been happening through emails. The scam consist of requests for W-2 information from individuals. The scam emails are designed to look like they was sent from a CEO or other excuitive member, asking for employees W-2 information.  The FBI and IRS have posted warnings about this criminal activity and have stated the volume of the scam emails have increased drastically. 

Already Victimized