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Canadian Flair Airlines left user data leaking for months

Security Affairs

Flyflair.com belongs to the Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines, founded in 2005. Second, personal information could be used for phishing, identity thefts and other attacks, targeting individuals,” our researchers said. According to SimilarWeb, the website attracts 3.2 million monthly visitors.

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Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season

Malwarebytes

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. In 2005 the domain had switched to an outfit selling software to organize and store files. Identity theft is not to be taken lightly.

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The 2019 Database Gold Rush

SiteLock

As you can see in the chart below from Statista, data breaches rose more than tenfold between 2005 and 2017. This is valuable personal data that can be used for anything from targeted advertising to identity theft in extreme cases. Cross-Site Scripting & SQL Injection.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. And it all started with a single employee falling prey to a phishing email. Employees are knowledgeable enough to spot a phishing email and double-check before providing sensitive information.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

But constant breaches of organizations large and small, and a trail of victims to ransomware and phishing opened a massive opportunity. Founded: 2005. It’s a pretty secure market too, given that employees are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain and ransomware and phishing remain top threats. Check Point.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

Justice Department announces more than 70 indictments and 125 convictions or arrests for phishing, hacking, spamming and other Internet fraud as part of Operation CyberSweep. . An industry expert estimates the attacks resulted in $1.2 billion dollars in damages. Most users are unaffected. 2003 — Operation CyberSweep — The U.S.