What is Ghost Tapping? Organizations such as the Better Business Bureau (BBB) use the term “ghost tapping” to describe a fast-growing scam involving contactless payments. Currently, it ranks among the most widespread digital payment frauds, making it essential for consumers to understand how to safeguard themselves How “Ghost Tapping Works This scheme takes advantage of the Near-Field… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1144– Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1143, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, September 12, 2025, at 8:45 AM, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you experience issues receiving our… Read More »
What’s the Difference Between Phishing and Smishing? In today’s world, we’re constantly bombarded with messages, emails, and notifications. Thankfully, most are benign, but some are malicious, aiming to steal our personal information or financial data. Two of the most common methods used by cybercriminals are phishing and smishing. They both have the same goal—stealing your personal or… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1114 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1114, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 8:25 AM, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. We are now sending our newsletter from a new email address. Please add cloudeight-news@cloudeight.net to your address book to ensure delivery of our InfoAve… Read More »
Be Safe: Learn How to Recognize Phishing Emails Phishing is the number one way that criminals steal personal information and identities. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people are tricked into giving up personal information to criminals. And many of these poor folks were tricked into clicking links in phishing emails or messages. Phishing is a type… Read More »
Google Warns 2.5 Billion Users of Sophisticated AI Attack A new Forbes report warns of a growing threat to Gmail’s 2.5 billion users: AI-powered phishing attacks. As AI voice technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, cybercriminals are leveraging it to create highly convincing scams. The report details how attackers are making phone calls while impersonating Google support, even spoofing… Read More »