Blog
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When the Breach Isn’t Yours
Your giving platform or church management system gets hacked. You did nothing wrong and you still have to respond. Here is the plain-English playbook.
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Anatomy of a Phishing Email: Eight Tells and What They Look Like
Phishing was America’s most-reported cybercrime again in 2025. Eight tells that give a fake email away — each shown the way it actually lands in a church inbox.
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The Bill That Looks Official and Isn’t
Domain renewal notices, directory listings, toner bills for things nobody ordered. How fake invoices work on churches and the one rule that stops them.
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QR Codes in the Bulletin: The Giving Scam Nobody Sees Coming
Your church publishes QR codes everywhere — bulletins, slides, lobby posters. Here’s how attackers swap them, and the habits that keep giving safe.
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“Your Subscription Renewed for $499.” There’s No Link — That’s the Point.
A renewal invoice with no link, just a phone number. Why it sails past your spam filter, what happens when someone calls, and the one rule that stops it.
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Tailgating and the Unlocked Door: Social Engineering in Person
A clipboard and a confident walk open more doors than malware. What tailgating looks like at a church, and how to stay welcoming without being wide open.
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The Board Member on the Call Wasn’t Real
Cloned voices and synthetic video have already been used to move real money. Here’s where the technology actually is, and the rule that works regardless.
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Pretexting: The Fake IT Guy and the Vendor Who Isn’t
Pretexting is the story a scammer builds before the ask — the fake IT tech, the copier company, the diocese office. How to spot a manufactured reason to comply.
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The Blackmail Email Every Pastor Eventually Gets
A threatening email quotes your old password and demands cryptocurrency. Here’s why it’s almost always a bluff, what to do, and why you should tell someone.
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AI Voice Cloning: When the Caller Sounds Exactly Like Your Director
Scammers can clone a voice from a short clip of audio — and your pastor’s voice is online every week. How voice cloning works and the one control that beats it.