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The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams

Identity IQ

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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Cyber Attack on France’s website leads to data breach

CyberSecurity Insiders

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on the visa website of French government has led to a data breach where sensitive info related to applicants such as nationalities, birth dates and passport numbers were exposed to hackers. France-based media channels report that the incident could be a state funded attack.

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Beware of Romance Scams on Valentines Day as it could reach $7 billion

CyberSecurity Insiders

Non-Profit Better Business Bureau aka BBB also published a blog post on this note and asked technologists, politicians, CEOs and CTOs of companies and heads of government agencies to be aware of romance scams spread across many social media platforms. And the trend becomes severe during valentines season.

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Australia Recorded the Highest Rate of iOS & Android App Threats

Appknox

More threats were detected on iOS than Android devices; 68% of Australian CISOs expect their organization to suffer a material cyber-attack within the next year. Mobile devices pave the way to launch ransomware attacks on Australian businesses of every scale and domain. Common Trends Among the Australian Mobile Threats.

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Safer Internet Day: The importance of training employees to keep organizations safe

CyberSecurity Insiders

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. The rise of cyber-attacks and phishing. Remote working risks.

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T-Mobile customers were hit with SIM swapping attacks

Security Affairs

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The criminals could hijack social media accounts and bypass 2FA services based on SMS used by online services, including financial ones. .

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.