Tag: Hurricane Harvey

  • Facebook’s Crisis Response hub centralizes help for disaster victims

    As the water rose, they called 911. They called after they had climbed on to kitchen cabinets, fled to upper floors, or just watched the water climb, first up to their waists, and then on up to their necks. Read full news article on Naked Security  

  • Scammers target Hurricane Harvey, Houston victims

    As US citizens cope with the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and residents of Houston await rescue, scammers show there is no moral barrier they will not break with a fresh campaign targeting these victims. Hurricane Harvey, the strongest tropical storm to strike the United States in many years, has left devastation in its wake.…

  • Beware scammers phishing for disaster charity – or anything else

    It has long been obvious – or should be – that phishing criminals are like looters: they are good at spotting crimes of opportunity. Read full news article on Naked Security  

  • Smashing Security #040: The show that cost Troy Hunt 14 dollars

    Are public figures lying about being hacked? What were online criminals doing with 711 million email addresses? Read full news article on Graham Cluley  

  • Don’t fall for Hurricane Harvey charity scams!

    Merciless scammers have no qualms about exploiting people’s kind-hearted nature by spreading their attacks via social networks and email, linking to counterfeit charity websites designed to steal the public’s payment card details. There are already reports that Hurricane Harvey-related domains have been registered for the purposes of collecting funds. Read full news article on Graham…

  • Beware of Hurricane Harvey Relief Scams

    U.S. federal agencies are warning citizens anxious to donate money for those victimized by Hurricane Harvey to be especially wary of scam artists. Read full news article on Krebs on Security  

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