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If you don't know what a malnet is then you need to really read this article. I confess I've been in this business a very very long time and it's still difficult for me to keep up on the new technologies that pop up to steal people's info and this one is extremely dangerous and you've probably hit one already and if you don't have security on your devices you're really committing su***de on a humongous scale... I can't believe that I talk to people everyday still in 2023 and they do not have security on their computers and devices and I emphasize and devices Yes your phone needs security also.

How to Defend Against Malnets The number of malnets has jumped 300 percent in the past six months, according to security firm Blue Coat Systems. While they are nearly impossible to kill, there are steps you can take to protect your organization.

phishing attacks are phishing attacks. They all work the exact same way...someone tries to trick you into logging on to a fake web page or portal. When you read this article of how MANY people were duped by this guys fake page and proceeded to attempt to log on to it, thus GIVING AWAY their facebook login credentials, you will be shocked. I was shocked. Especially since it's not that hard to avoid a phishing attack...all you have to do is get into the habit of VERIFYING domains! What is a DOMAIN? A domain is the website's name/address. And Facebook is https://facebook.com ...everything related to facebook should end with that web address. Anything else is fake ...facebook-marketplace.com for example...is NOT facebook. A real faceook marketplace domain would have 'marketplace" as the SUBDOMAIN and it would look like this: https://marketplace.facebook.com ...see how it has to end in Facebook.com? If it does not, IT'S A FAKE SITE!

HERE'S the amazing article of people's foolishness. Change practices folks, and LOOK at where you are really going on the web!
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/a-cybercriminal-stole-1-million-facebook-account-credentials-over-4-months/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tech-news-you-can-use

A cybercriminal stole 1 million Facebook account credentials over 4 months A large-scale phishing attack was uncovered by PIXM, as well as the person who had been carrying out the attacks.

Phishing attack spoofs US Department of Labor to attempt to gain MS or Apple credentials...

Here's how it works and what it looks like:

Phishing attack spoofs US Department of Labor to steal account credentials A phishing campaign seen by email security provider Inky tries to trick its victims by inviting them to submit bids for alleged government projects.

This is kind of interesting...the U.S. government is offering a large payout for information on ransomware hackers. If you think you want to be a hacker bounty hunter, you should read this article:

US government unveils $10 million bounty for DarkSide ransomware gang leaders The $10 million is for intel that leads to the identification or location of anyone who holds a leadership position in the DarkSide group.