How to not get scammed

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🗓️ 12 July 2021

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Summary

How to keep yourself and your employer safe from ransomware attacks. And, what to do if you get a scam call.

Major ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent and their demands more extreme. Tatum Hunter explains how to identify and avoid these attacks.

Social Security-related telephone scams routinely trick people out of their money — which is what almost happened to personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary’s sister. Michelle shares the tactics the scammer used and how she helped her sister out of the nerve-racking situation. If you’ve also been a victim of a government imposter scam, you can report it to the government by filling out this form.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi, good afternoon.
0:08.0	This is Tulu O'Rourer-Nicco with the Washington Post.
0:11.0	Hi, this is Amy Britton calling me in the post.
0:13.0	This is Peter J. Listen from the Washington Post.
0:15.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm routine powers.
0:19.0	It's Monday, July 12th.
0:23.0	Today, how to protect yourself and your company
0:28.0	from ransomware attacks and the anatomy of a phone scam.
0:35.0	Over the weekend of July 4th, a group of hackers launched a massive cyber attack.
0:44.0	The FBI is investigated what could become the world's largest ransomware attack.
0:50.0	The Russia-linked cyber gang known as Revol launched an attack on Friday.
0:54.0	In Sweden, a major grocery store chain was forced to shut down hundreds of locations.
0:59.0	The hack had locked its cash registers.
1:02.0	In New Zealand, schools warned that staff might not be able to use their computers.
1:06.0	The hackers demanded $70 million to unlock these businesses.
1:10.0	I think that just the scale and breadth of that attack really has people thinking about how ransomware is ramping up in frequency.
1:19.0	It's ramping up in the size of the ransoms that criminals are asking for.
1:25.0	And for employees, that can feel like a really vulnerable position.
1:33.0	Tatum Hunter has been reporting on ransomware attacks.
1:36.0	This kind of scam where hackers are usually targeting companies.
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