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US citizens lost more than $68M to SIM swap attacks in 2021, FBI warns

Security Affairs

In 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received complaints for 1,611 SIM swapping attacks, while the number of complaints in the period between 2018 e 2002 was 320 causing a total of losses of $12 million. Authenticate calls from third party authorized retailers requesting.

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Spanish police dismantled SIM swapping gang who stole money from victims’ bank accounts

Security Affairs

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. Use strong multi-factor authentication methods such as biometrics, physical security tokens, or standalone authentication applications to access online accounts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

That story about the Flashback author was possible because a source had obtained a Web browser authentication cookie for a founding member of a Russian cybercrime forum called BlackSEO. Mr. Zhabykin soon moved on to bigger ventures, co-founding a cryptocurrency exchange based in Moscow’s financial center called Suex.

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ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

Malwarebytes

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.