InfoSec News Nuggets 11/14/2023

Hikers rescued after following non-existent trail on Google Maps  A search-and-rescue group in British Columbia advised hikers to use a paper map and compass instead of street map programs after it said two hikers had been rescued by helicopter after likely following a trail that did not exist, but that appeared on Google Maps. The group, North Shore Rescue, said on Facebook that on November 6 Google Maps had removed the non-existent trail, in a very steep area…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 08/05/2022

Scammers Sent Uber to Take Elderly Lady to the Bank Email scammers sent an Uber to the home of an 80-year-old woman who responded to a well-timed email scam, in a bid to make sure she went to the bank and wired money to the fraudsters.  In this case, the woman figured out she was being scammed before embarking for the bank, but her story is a chilling reminder of how far crooks will go…
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