Thursday, October 3, 2024

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"Bank of America outage puts some account balances at $0."

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TODAY'S FEATURED STORY
Bank of America Outage Puts Some Account Balances at $0

'We are temporarily unable to retrieve all of your accounts,' says an alert on the bank's website.

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Be Careful: Fake Disney+ Sites Redirecting to Fraudulent Microsoft Porn Alerts

Phone scammers pretending to be Microsoft support are spinning up fake sites that rank highly on Google, with the goal of scaring you into providing remote access to your PC to steal your money.

Cloudflare Fights Off Record-Breaking 3.8Tbps DDoS Attack

The attack came from a botnet comprising hijacked Asus and MikroTik routers, along with DVRs and web servers, according to Cloudflare.

Swipe Left on These 5 Common Online Dating Scams

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Election-Related Text Scams Are Surging: Here's How to Spot Them

Not all of those campaign-related texts in your inbox are legit. Here's how to avoid getting duped into giving up your money or personal information.

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