The massive rise in popularity of social platforms has led to a huge upswing in social media scams — putting a growing pool of users at risk. Facebook had 2.23 billion monthly active users as of the second quarter of 2018, while photo-sharing site Instagram hit 1 billion monthly active users by June 2018, according to Statista.
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Showing posts with label social media scams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social media scams. Show all posts
Friday, 17 August 2018
Friday, 23 September 2016
Beware of These 5 Social Engineering Scams That Employees Routinely Fall For
You’ve trained them. You’ve deployed simulated phishing tests. You’ve reminded your employees countless times with posters and games and emails about avoiding phishing scams. Still, they keep falling for the same ploys they’ve been warned about for years. It’s enough to drive security teams to madness.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Scam Alert! Scammers Use WhatsApp Calling Feature As A Lure
Survey scammers and adware peddlers continue to take advantage of the interest Whatsapp users have in the quietly rolled out Free Voice Calling feature.
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
10 Trending Social Media Scams To Watch Out For
Scams on social networks are nothing new, but they're constantly
changing to keep up with and take advantage of the latest apps, trends,
and news. Here are some of the most recent scams that are making the
rounds.
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