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“This is not a formal email” email is a typical sextortion scam that tries to blackmail users into paying money in exchange for a nonexistent private video to not be released. However, it is nothing more than a scam and can be ignored if it lands in the inbox.
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Apple released today its long-awaited iOS 14.5 update, and it’s a game-changer for users’ privacy. This is the update that introduces the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature, something that has attracted a significant amount of backlash from the advertisement industry and companies like Facebook. For regular users, however, this feature gives more control over their own data.
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“I have got two not really pleasant news for you” email is a typical sextortion scam that tries to blackmail users into paying thousands of dollars to not have a supposed explicit video of them released. It’s a very common scam that’s usually referred to as sextortion due to the blackmail material being a supposed sex video of the victim.…
Suadeh.club is a fairly typical scam website pushing a social engineering scam that tries to trick users into subscribing to advertisements that would appear on the desktop. The site will show a browser alert saying “Suadeh.club wants to show notifications”. If you press “Allow” on the alert, you will start seeing advertisements on your desktop.
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Topnewsfresh.xyz is a very typical scam website that tries to trick users into allowing it to show notifications (aka ads) on the desktop. The site essentially misuses a legitimate browser feature to expose users to as much advertisement content as possible. Some of Topnewsfresh.xyz displayed ads could result in a serious malware infection.
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The notorious REvil ransomware gang is currently trying to extort tech giant Apple over stolen product blueprints. Apple has been given until May 1 to pay $50 million, otherwise, the cybercriminals will leak the data on their platform.
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