New scam alert issued by FBI
Update: Republished on March 18 with examples of the dangerous websites behind this latest FBI warning and additional advice on staying safe.
Following hot on the heels of the FBI’s warning for Americans to delete fraudulent texts as a malicious scam sweeps across America, here comes another alert as a very different kind of threat has emerged. The latest scam targets both smartphone and desktop users through websites crafted to steal your passwords, financial information and wallets.
This time it’s utility websites in the bureau’s crosshairs, as it “increasingly sees a scam involving free online document converter tools.” These are the simplest, most innocuous websites, but criminals are using…