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Solarwinds Hack Isn't Intern's Fault, New Covid-19 Phishing Scams And Identifying Social Media Scams

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Solarwinds Hack Isn't Intern's Fault, New Covid-19 Phishing Scams And Identifying Social Media Scams.

Cybercriminals are once again using the Covid-19 pandemic as a smokescreen for their phishing scams. These scammers rely on the naivety of victims to gain maximum damage. According to people’s reports to the FTC and a new Data Spotlight, about $117m was lost by consumers to scams starting from social media scams in the first 6 months of 2020. Thus it is more pertinent to know ways to identify scams beginning from the social media platforms. I discuss this and more in today's episode. 

I also address where the fault really lies about the SolarWinds hack. It is more an organizational issue than an individual one. Responsibility and accountability should always come from the top before it trickles down to the bottom. 

Salaudeen Amao gives a breakdown of recent news in cyberspace. Learn something about security and more that can help you get Cybersmart both online and offline. Episodes are released every week. Follow him on Twitter @Major_Jeneral. Send your questions, comments and suggestions via voice message on the Anchor app or by email to [email protected]


LINKS:

  1. Scams will follow new COVID-19 rescue plan  - https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/03/scams-will-follow-new-covid-19-rescue-plan
  2. Scams Starting on Social Media and Targeting Your Business - https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/scams-social-media-targeting-business
  3. Scams that start on social media - https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/10/scams-start-social-media 
  4. Threat Actors Target Victims by Promising COVID-19 Relief, Vaccines, and Variant News - https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/security-briefs/threat-actors-target-victims-promising-covid-19-relief-vaccines-and-variant
  5. SolarWinds blaming intern for leaked password is symptom of ‘security failures’ - https://www.scmagazine.com/access-control/solarwinds-blaming-intern-for-leaked-password-is-symptom-of-security-failures/
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