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Phloging - The New Cyber Threat That’s Beating Up Your Privacy and Making Phishing Look Tame

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This information is also available on my  YouTube Channel  at:  https://youtu.be/d9ohtkGZUhQ If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on  my  Podcast  at:  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/norbert-gostischa/episodes/Phloging---The-New-Cyber-Threat-Thats-Beating-Up-Your-Privacy-and-Making-Phishing-Look-Tame-e365fm2 In the ever-shifting battlefield of cybersecurity , we’ve faced worms, trojans, ransomware, phishing scams, and whatever that weird email from “Amazon-Prizez.biz” was.  Just when we thought we’d seen it all, a new menace emerges from the shadows — not with stealth, but with sass -  It’s called Phloging, and while it may be satire, the message it carries is serious business. 🎭What the Heck is Phloging? Let’s clear something up from the start - Phloging isn’t real - Not yet, anyway. It’s a made-up term — a parody of phishing — invented to highlight how far we’ve allowed bad cyber habits to go unchecked. If phish...

Truth or Trash - Why You Can’t Trust the News Anymore

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This information is also available on my  YouTube Channel  at:  https://youtu.be/aQcjVFRZ54c      If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on  my  Podcast  at:  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/norbert-gostischa/episodes/Truth-or-Trash---Why-You-Cant-Trust-the-News-Anymore-e34dnm4 News or Nonsense? Why Most of Us Are Being Misled Once upon a time, we got our news from newspapers. Real, physical paper that smudged your fingers and smelled like fresh ink. The stories were written by people who actually went out, interviewed others, verified facts, and had editors breathing down their necks to get it right. We trusted these folks. Walter Cronkite wasn’t in it for the clicks—he was in it for the truth. He told you what happened, not what would make you mad enough to stay tuned for the next two hours. But times changed. The internet happened. So did cable news with its 24-hour hamster wheel of breathless drama. Then came so...

3 Red Flags to Watch Out for in Malvertising

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  This information is also available on my  YouTube Channel  at:  https://youtu.be/W7OhAy57tI8      If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on my  Podcast  at:  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/norbert-gostischa/episodes/3-Red-Flags-to-Watch-Out-for-in-Malvertising-e33a3bv Hey there!👋- Ever clicked on an ad that looked just a little too good to be true? Maybe it promised a brand-new iPhone for five bucks or said you’d won a cruise… even though you don’t remember entering any contest? 🧨Yup. You might’ve just crossed paths with malvertising — online ads with a not-so-friendly twist. Malvertising is when cybercriminals sneak malware into online ads. Even legit websites can fall for it because they rely on third-party ad networks that don’t always check their sources. Think of it as digital pickpocketing... with glittery clickbait. So how can you protect yourself? 🕵️‍♂️💻Let’s look at 3 Red Flags to Watch Out for in M...