Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

Identity Theft 77

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Cyber threats Cybercrime 77

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. Upon detection, it alters the banking information of the intended recipient (like the victim’s supplier) to details specified by the perpetrator.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Banking Scams Cybercrime 111

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide confidential details like passwords and bank information in their negligence. People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide confidential details like passwords and bank information in their negligence.

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Phishing Accountability Authentication Passwords 86

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Robinhood is an increasingly popular trading app where you can buy and sell stocks, as well as cryptocurrency. Earlier this year, Robinhood sent out a message to its users, warning of some phishing emails claiming to be a "Security Alert" with links to fake Robinhood websites. How to spot phishing emails.

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Phishing Social Engineering Scams Identity Theft 84

Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. million worth of the cryptocurrency through SIM Swapping attacks. Attackers obtain victims’ information by launching a phishing campaign, or by purchasing them in the underground market.

Identity Theft 81

Identity Theft Mobile Cryptocurrency Advertising 81

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

According to the 2020 Internet Crime Report , the top three crimes reported by victims in 2020 were phishing scams, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. “In 2020, the IC3 observed an increase in the number of BEC/EAC complaints related to the use of identity theft and funds being converted to cryptocurrency.

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Internet Internet Scams Identity Theft 102

Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2021

The IC3 has found that the three biggest complaints they received in 2020 are phishing scams, which garnered the highest number of complaints (241,342), ransomware (2,474), and, perhaps the most striking of these, Business Email Compromise (BEC) (19,369). billion USD. billion USD. that involved a victim providing a form of ID to a bad actor.

Scams 68

Scams Internet Internet Identity Theft 68

Identity IQ

APRIL 2, 2021

These criminals have used phishing, spoofing, extortion and various types of Internet-enabled fraud to target the most vulnerable in our society – medical workers searching for personal protective equipment, families looking for information about stimulus checks to help pay bills and many others. Phishing Scams.

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Scams Computers and Electronics Phishing Internet 99

SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

These criminals used phishing, spoofing, extortion, and various types of Internet-enabled fraud to target the most vulnerable in our society—medical workers searching for personal protective equipment, families looking for information about stimulus checks to help pay bills, and many others.". "In IC3's Recovery Asset Team (RAT).

Cybercrime 54

Cybercrime Scams Banking Accountability 54

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Restoration is offered in exchange for a ransom, usually in cryptocurrencies.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). Attackers may mimic the identity of a person or an institution to gain the trust of their targets and exploit them. Phishing attacks. Spear phishing attacks.

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Social Engineering Scams Engineering Identity Theft 52

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Since blockchain’s arrival, cryptocurrency has framed the technology as permissionless, or a public blockchain. Beyond financial exchange, permissionless blockchains offer strong security through decentralization, and potential use cases include identity verification, voting, and fundraising. Cryptocurrency Risks for Coins.

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Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology Energy and Utilities 135

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Cryptocurrency and NFT attacks are rising as decentralized finance, and digital art assets become sophisticated socially engineered threats. These attacks can lead to identity theft, banking theft, ransom-based threats, and even blackmail, depending on what information is compromised.

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Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Less common types.

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Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Millions of customers of large businesses have been left vulnerable to identity theft, thanks to a security flaw that exposes their personal data to illicit download. Threat actors can abuse PII to conduct phishing and social engineering attacks. Watch out for potential phishing emails and text messages. Looming dangers.

Identity Theft 81

Identity Theft Accountability Data breaches Social Engineering 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Less Common Types of Malware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The goals can be different – to sell this information to those who may benefit from it, like the advertisers, competitors, data companies; to obtain the banking information and passwords, and so on. Account Hijacking – a type of identity theft, when a hacker hacks and steals someone’s account to perform malicious actions.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40