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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. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts.

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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. Do not provide your mobile number account information over the phone to representatives that request your account password or pin. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts.

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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

For many years, Ika held a key position at one of Russia’s largest Internet service providers, and his (mostly glowing) reputation as a reliable provider of web hosting to the Russian cybercrime community gave him an encyclopedic knowledge about nearly every major player in that scene at the time. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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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.