Online Child Safety & Scams
Scams, fraud schemes, and security threats targeting children online including phishing, credential theft, and in-game currency theft.
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Latest in Online Child Safety & Scams· Oct 11
Fraudsters are increasingly exploiting calendar applications as a phishing vector, sending fake meeting invitations designed to trick users into revealing login credentials and granting attackers system access. The attack method leverages user trust in calendar notifications and the difficulty of visually distinguishing legitimate from fraudulent entries, making it particularly effective against enterprise security. Security experts report rapid growth in this attack technique, suggesting it represents an emerging and expanding threat to organizational infrastructure and employee access controls. The trend is likely to drive increased demand for enhanced email and calendar security solutions that can better authenticate meeting invitations and detect fraudulent calendar entries.
- Single source12 days ago
Fraudsters exploit calendar apps to trick users into revealing login credentials
Calendar phishing scams are growing exponentially, exploiting meeting invitations to compromise user credentials and data.
The Guardian
- Single source18 days ago
Losses from account takeover fraud in UK surge over 400 percent annually
UK social media account hijacking scams surge 400%, driving fraud losses higher.
The Guardian
- Single source18 days ago
Philippines detains 244 people in operation against online fraud networks
Authorities arrested suspects allegedly operating through gaming fronts while engaging in trafficking, swindling, and homicide.
Al Jazeera
- Single source19 days ago
Fraudsters exploit stolen data from bogus travel authorization sites for repeated contact
Phishing attackers repeatedly target previous victims through weekly contact attempts, exploiting established vulnerability.
The Guardian
- Single source26 days ago
Roblox players fall victim to scams draining virtual currency
Roblox users, including children, are losing virtual currency Robux to scams on the platform.
The Guardian