CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 27, 2023

A report compiled by Barclays states that the amount of money lost in romance scams has reached an average of £10k in the UK in the last 6-8 months. The survey also revealed that one in three Britons have experienced a scam or know at least one or two people who have gone through this negative experience in the past year or so.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2023

We’re seeing a number of complaints on Reddit and elsewhere regarding a scam which flares up every so often. It’s called the “Muse scam”, and targets users of Instagram. Is this a scam? This scam is all a spin on the much older fake check scam, covered in detail by the FTC. It is indeed.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Whether they claim to be with the IRS, Microsoft, or your service provider, if someone asks you to pay for something by putting money on a gift card, like a Google Play or iTunes card, you can safely assume that they’re trying to scam you. 3 gift card scams to watch out for this Black Friday appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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The State of Security

JUNE 16, 2022

Law enforcement agencies around the world appear to have scored a major victory in the fight against fraudsters, in an operation which has seized tens of millions of dollars and seen more than 2000 people arrested. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 19-year-old teen from Sydney for attempting to use data from the Optus data breach in SMS scams. “ A Sydney man, 19, has been charged for allegedly attempting to misuse stolen Optus customer data in a text message blackmail scam.” million individuals. million individuals.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

Since the day we started receiving email, we have failed at protecting recipients from scams, phishes and other email messages that they don’t want. I remember the infamous email-based computer worm , the “ILOVEYOU virus,” that infected fellow IT friends back in 2000.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. The ILOVEYOU Worm (2000). To minimize their impact, implementing preventive security measures into these advanced systems is crucial.

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Hacking Cybersecurity Identity Theft Technology 140

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Most of the tax-related attacks follow a few tried and true methods: A phishing email or scam call from someone purporting to be from the IRS, or an accountant offering to help you get a big refund. ” The internet archive has a first snapshot dating back to October of 2000. They want your hard-earned dollars in their pockets.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This is partly driven by cyber insurance and a growing number of organizations seeing this insurance as a business necessity: "Although cyber insurance policies existed since early 2000, ransomware attacks are one of the main reasons for the increased interest in this type of insurance during the last 5 years.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 13, 2020

4,883,231 complaints reported since inception (2000). What we're finding with romance scam victims, is many of them have suicidal thoughts and are afraid to tell their family. I've already had a ton of phishing scams related to COVID-19, and the phones run off the hook. billion in victim losses.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

After seizing a check from a client (and then shredding it) a local bank let us check out the scam! In this scam, a company claiming to be "Private Mart Auditors" says they have been contracted by WalMart to try to identify stores that are violating their policies by refusing to sell Gift Cards! org or verifycheckatbictoin[.]org.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 1, 2024

June 25, 2024 Critical Flaw in MOVEit Transfer Impacts Over 2000 Instances Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and improper authentication. This supply-chain assault affects approximately 110,000 websites that integrate the library, possibly exposing users to scams and malware. to safeguard users.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

2000 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Requires K–12 schools to restrict children’s exposure to obscene digital content, monitor the online activity of minors, and educate students about appropriate behavior on the internet. When students turn 18, those rights are transferred to them.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Phishing Simulations from Cyber Aware Phishing simulation is a program designed for business owners and employers to train their staff to identify phishing scams. In case of falling for a scam, you or your staff are getting an email with a related lesson. This subscription gives you access to all courses on the platform available 24/7.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 12, 2021

I have to be aware that phishing scams may be used against me. The third problem is the assumption that due to him now being in a 7th data breach (that he knows of), he needs to start being "aware that phishing scams may be used against him". A data breach made you sad and now you want money for being sad? For f**k's sake Jimmy.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Casinos don’t want to be scammed so the gaming commission is constantly auditing systems. Vamosi: So there’s the hanging chad problem of paper ballots used in the 2000 Presidential Election in Florida and then there’s the possibility of a nation states remotely changing votes electronically in 2016. The difference?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Casinos don’t want to be scammed so the gaming commission is constantly auditing systems. Vamosi: So there’s the hanging chad problem of paper ballots used in the 2000 Presidential Election in Florida and then there’s the possibility of a nation states remotely changing votes electronically in 2016. The difference?

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Hacking Mobile Software Technology 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

There is the same group behind the hack of the celebrity Instagram accounts, attackers used the same attack pattern to push scams. The same threat actor continues to target celebrity Instagram accounts to push scam sites to their wide audience. The experts observed the threat actors behind the attacks following a specific scam pattern.

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Scams Accountability Hacking Advertising 101

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casinos don’t want to be scammed so the gaming commission is constantly auditing systems. Vamosi: So there’s the hanging chad problem of paper ballots used in the 2000 Presidential Election in Florida and then there’s the possibility of a nation states remotely changing votes electronically in 2016. The difference?

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2023

Twitter Bitcoin Scam In July of 2020, a number of high-profile celebrity and brand accounts tweeted out messages stating that all Bitcoin sent to their wallets for a period of time would be returned twofold—if someone sent $1000, they would receive $2000 back.

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Insurance Data breaches Social Engineering Accountability 98

SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in March released its 2020 Internet Crime Report with updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC), Email Account Compromise (EAC), and COVID-19 scams. However, the reported losses have increased year-over-year, from $1.29 billion in 2018 to $1.86 billion in 2020.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

‘Mafiaboy’ The trouble is Clark, 17, of Tampa, Florida, is teaching us much the same lessons in the summer of 2020 that de Guzman and Calce did in the spring of 2000. His caper is worrisome on two counts.

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