Phishing

1 in 3 Americans Has Been Scammed While Shopping Online: How to Protect Yourself If you’ve ever paid for something online that never arrived, or clicked a link in an email that led to a fake storefront, you’re not alone. According to a Pew Research Center survey from November 2025, about a third of Americans say they’ve had an online shopping scam happen to them. That’s a large enough number that it’s worth stepping back and looking at what’s actually going on, and what you can do about it. ...

1 in 3 Americans Have Been Scammed While Shopping Online — Here’s What to Watch For If you’ve ever clicked “buy now” on a deal that seemed too good to be true, only to realize later that the item never arrived or the payment siphoned more than expected, you’re not alone. According to a November 2025 report from the Pew Research Center, about a third of U.S. adults say they have experienced an online shopping scam. With the holiday season already amplifying e‑commerce traffic, that figure is a sobering reminder that fraudsters are actively refining their methods. ...

Why Signature-Based Email Security Is Failing — and What to Do About It If you think the spam filter in your inbox is enough to keep you safe, you might want to reconsider. Cybercriminals have moved past the mass‑mailing, “Nigerian prince” approach. They are now building what security researchers call bespoke kill chains — personalized attack sequences that feel so natural and context‑aware that even careful users can be fooled. And the traditional signature‑based email filters most people rely on? They do not stand a chance. ...

Why Old-School Email Filters Can’t Stop Today’s Hacks—and What Can Email security used to be simple: a filter checks incoming messages against a database of known malware signatures and flags anything that matches. That approach—called signature-based detection—has been the backbone of consumer and enterprise email protection for decades. But it’s no longer enough. Attackers have moved on, building attacks that are custom-made for each target and designed to slip past signature checks entirely. Here’s what’s changed and what you need to know. ...

Your Email Security Just Got an Upgrade – Here’s Why Old Filters Can’t Stop New Scams You check your inbox and see an email from your company’s IT department. It asks you to confirm your login credentials due to a “routine security update.” The sender address looks right, the company logo is correct, and there are no obvious typos. A few years ago, this might have passed a basic spam filter. Today, it could be a custom‑built attack designed specifically for you. ...

Why Your Email Filters Can’t Stop the Latest AI Phishing Attacks You probably assume that your email provider’s spam filter catches most phishing attempts. For years, that assumption was mostly safe. Filters relied on signature-based detection: they flagged messages containing known malware hashes, suspicious links, or patterns found in previous attacks. But that approach is becoming obsolete. Attackers now use AI to craft unique emails for each target—so-called bespoke kill chains—that leave traditional defenses blind. ...

Why Signature-Based Email Security Is Dying – and What to Use Instead The way attackers use email has changed fundamentally. For years, antivirus engines and spam filters relied on signatures—digital fingerprints of known malicious files or URLs. If a piece of malware had been seen before, the filter blocked it. That model assumed threats were static and could be cataloged. That assumption no longer holds. ...

Your Inbox’s Old Defenses Are Fading – And Scammers Are Already Using AI to Fill the Gap For years, the security of your email worked on a simple assumption: most scams look alike. If a message contained a known malicious link or a suspicious attachment that matched a database of threats, your email provider would flag or block it. That approach, built on “signatures,” has been slowly losing ground. ...

Why Old Email Filters Can’t Protect You Anymore (And What Will) You get an email from a vendor you use. It mentions the last invoice you paid, references a real employee name, and has a link that looks correct at a glance. Nothing triggers your spam filter. But the email is fake—crafted specifically for you by an AI that studied your company’s public data. ...

How to Spot Fake Summer Sale Deals and Avoid Scams Summer sales are a regular event for many online shoppers. Discounts on electronics, clothing, travel, and home goods appear across retail sites, social media, and email inboxes. Unfortunately, those same channels also attract scammers who create fake deals to steal your money or personal information. ...