The Hill reports that an old-fashioned scam is still a current threat:
Cyber experts are warning that the message no one wants to receive – “Your data has been breached” – could actually be the first phase of a popular scam.
It often works like this: an email or text pops up warning that personal data has been breached, often with a sense of urgency, adding that immediate action is necessary to keep from getting locked out of one’s account.
“These scams have been around for years, but they’ve become much more common over time as data breaches themselves have increased,” Ian Bednowitz, general manager for LifeLock, told Nexstar.
Read more at The Hill.
