The pandemic continued to fuel an increase in the theft of unemployment benefits last year.

Meanwhile, other criminals are looking to take over social media accounts for their own gain.

In those scams, cybercriminals often pose as interested buyers on online marketplaces.

They’ll say they want to buy what the victim is selling, but want verification of their identity.

So, they’ll send the victim a text message with aGoogle Voiceverification code, then ask for it.

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