BEC Scams cost over 12 Billion USD Globally

Becoming a victim of a scam or hack is certainly a dent to one's ego. When the losses are tallied up you may wish it was just your ego that was bruised rather than your bank balance. On July 12, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a public service announcement revealing the losses and potential losses caused by business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC). According to the FBI, the total loss and potential loss amounted to over 12 billion USD between October 2013 and May 2018. The amount was calculated by including money that was actually lost by victims and money they could have lost if they had fallen for the scam. A BEC is a type of phishing attack where a cybercriminal impersonates an executive, often a CEO, and attempts to get an employee, customer, or vendor to transfer funds or sensitive information to the phisher. Unlike traditional phishing attacks, which target a ...

What hides under Utilities folder on Mac?

With each version of the operating system, Apple seeks to make the use of their products easier. An example is the way they have attached the Utilities folder within the Applications folder, which contains various built-in tools designed to optimize computer performance. In the folder, you can find apps to monitor the status of Mac resource usage and access diagnostic tools and utilities such as Disk Utility (these are useful when attempting to solve randomly-occurring problems relating to the startup disk or even external storage devices). Despite these helpful features, many users are unaware of the existence and potential use of these essential applications. This situation is usually the result of the often flawless and stable performance of their Apple products. Nevertheless, knowing which kind of tools and functions are available is the best prevention against possible future issues when glitches or err...

Search.hfreeforms.co Redirect

Search.hfreeforms.co is a browser hijacker that gets installed as an app called Free Forms which is a fake search engine that offers you quick access to popular forms such as IRS and Tax Related forms like 1040, W-9, w-4 and 1099, and links to various websites directly from your new tab page Free Forms browser hijacker also provides links to websites such as amazon.com, gmail.com, yahoo.com and youtube.com. Using it you can also see the local weather and time and access other stuff like common tax related forms and 5th Avenue News. Even if it looks like a legitimate app, by installing it you allow Free Forms to hijack your web browser, which means that it will take control over your browser and modify its settings. It will change your search engine, homepage and new tabs to search.hfreeforms.co and will collect browsing-related data like IP addresses, search terms, enquiries etc. You will also notice tha...