What is ransomware? Ransomware is a form of malware, or malicious software, used to encrypt sensitive files held in business and personal devices, essentially locking…

Celebrating with friends and family during the holidays may mean more digital connections and online festivities. Follow these 6 tips from Sontiq to keep your…

Identity thieves know the holidays are the perfect time for catching people when they’re most distracted, with schemes designed to take advantage of an increase…

Understanding Fileless Attacks Malware. The word alone makes us all cringe as we instantly relate it to something malicious happening on our computers or devices.

What Happened On August 19, 2020, researchers at Comparitech uncovered an unsecured database with 235 million Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube user profiles exposed…

What Happened? It was just recently confirmed that starting on July 21, 2020, multiple databases containing the stolen information of over 386 million consumers were…

What is vishing? Vishing is a phone scam type of phishing attack. The word “vishing” comes from “voice” and “phishing”. Phishing scams are…

Caller ID or phone spoofing is a phone scam whereby callers impersonate government officials, financial institutions, or legitimate company by using fraudulent…

Unemployment scams have become more lucrative during COVID-19, as states are providing unemployed workers with an additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance benefits as…