While we\u2019ve all been focused on the lingering pandemic, or balancing real life with work-from-home life, cybercriminals are taking advantage our distractions with attacks via email and text messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPhishing,\u201d the practice of sending fraudulent e-mails with intent to steal personal information or financial data, are on the rise like never before. \u201cSmishing,\u201d similar scams sent via text messages (SMS), are prevalent also. Over the last year, some of the most common attacks have been COVID-19 relief payment scams, fraudsters imitating the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and tax-extension deadline scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s a List of Helpful Tips When In Doubt:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember, these cybercriminals will try to force you to make decisions or give them your information very quickly, by creating a sense of urgency or fear. In most cases, it is best not to give out personal information if you\u2019re unsure. When in doubt, pause and double check. Don\u2019t reply to the email or text directly, research the request by calling the source with the number While we\u2019ve all been focused on the lingering pandemic, or balancing real life with work-from-home life, cybercriminals are taking advantage our distractions with attacks via email and text messages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"post_statement":"","post_description":"","post_cta":"","post_button":"Read More","post_button_url":"","compliance_id":"","post_disclaimer":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[86],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4856"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4971,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions\/4971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
on their official website. If you have been tricked by any of these scams, contact us for help, or visit the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong> for guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"