Malwarebytes

JANUARY 7, 2022

Charges include “wire fraud and aggravated identity theft”. This particular scheme had been rumbling along since “at least” 2016, and the accused individual worked in the publishing industry. These are common phishing tactics used by regular phishers, but here we can see it being deployed in a more targeted fashion.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

There’s a chance the unsolicited offer in your inbox is a “ phishing ” scheme. Phishing” occurs when a scammer poses as a legitimate company or website in an attempt to get their targets to click on a link that prompts them to enter personal information or downloads malware onto their devices. Be wary of email offers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Marketplace was introduced by Facebook in 2016 and quickly became a popular platform to sell items to local buyers. Depending on the buyer of the leaked data, both the email addresses and the phone numbers could be used in phishing attacks. BleepingComputer was able to verify the some of the data.

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Identity Theft eCommerce Accountability Phishing 140

Adam Levin

AUGUST 24, 2018

It was later found to be a simulation phishing attack contracted by the Michigan Democratic Party and mis-identified as a legitimate attempt. Evidence of the latter was found to have been used in a three year campaign from the Russian government to damage Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful presidential bid in 2016.

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Hacking Identity Theft Government Media 105

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Let’s summarize the criminal activities of the man who was arrested in Prague in October 2016 in an international joint operation with the FBI. Nikulin used data stolen from Linkedin to launch spear-phishing attacks against employees at other companies, including Dropbox. Source: US Defense Watch.com.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Nulled: 5 million users and identity theft at scale Operating since 2016, Nulled specialized in selling stolen identification documents, hacking tools, and access to compromised accounts. The platform had more than 5 million users, listed 43 million posts, and was generating $1 million per year in revenue.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

, aka Baobeilong, aka Zhang Jianguo, aka Atreexp, both nationals of the People’s Republic of China (China), with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft was announced today. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Technology Manufacturing 108

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

From personal information like Social Security numbers and addresses to sensitive financial details, banks store a treasure trove of data that, if compromised, can lead to identity theft, fraud, and significant financial loss for individuals. Phishing Attacks Phishing remains one of the most prevalent threats in the banking industry.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

The motion picture acquisition agreements, tax ID requests, and contract addendum scans all date between 2013 and 2016. Acquiring someone’s social security number or employer identification number is one of the first steps toward committing identity theft. Disclosure.

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Identity Theft Accountability Advertising Marketing 87

Webroot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Social Engineering is when hackers impersonate trusted associates or acquaintances to manipulate people into giving up their passwords, banking information, date of birth or anything else that could be used for identity theft. Webroot testing shows that phishing simulations can improve users’ abilities to spot attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2021

Moreover, many of these incidents were significant: resulting in school closures, millions of dollars of stolen taxpayer dollars, and student data breaches directly linked to identity theft and credit fraud.". K-12 public schools and districts from 2016 to the present. Phishing (2%). Data Breach/Leak (36%). Other (5%).

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

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. . Attackers remain in the system after Marriott acquires Starwood in 2016 and aren’t discovered until September 2018. billion dollars in damages.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Securing edge devices with identity authentication. Mitigating risk of false key propagation and identity theft. Utilizing their open standard Blokcerts, companies can transparently manage identities and activity on a real-time secure blockchain. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS). Block Armour.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

But constant breaches of organizations large and small, and a trail of victims to ransomware and phishing opened a massive opportunity. Founded: 2016. 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. McAfee Enterprise.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The breach was not fully disclosed until September 2016. In March 2014, hackers used login information leaked by eBay employees to access sensitive user data of 145 million customers , putting these users at risk of identity theft, password theft and phishing risks.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For initial access, RansomHub affiliates often compromise internet-facing systems and user endpoints via phishing emails, password spraying, and exploiting high-risk remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Once inside, APT29 runs malicious code via PowerShell scripts, scheduled tasks, and user interactions.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For initial access, RansomHub affiliates often compromise internet-facing systems and user endpoints via phishing emails, password spraying, and exploiting high-risk remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Once inside, APT29 runs malicious code via PowerShell scripts, scheduled tasks, and user interactions.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. million customer records from a Japanese travel agency, JTB Corp, in July 2016. And it all started with a single employee falling prey to a phishing email. Less common types.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. million customer records from a Japanese travel agency, JTB Corp, in July 2016. And it all started with a single employee falling prey to a phishing email. Less Common Types of Malware.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

With what we experienced in 2016 and 2018, is there any doubt there will be a rise in disinformation–homegrown and imported–of all stripe in the upcoming elections? More employers will offer their employees identity protection products and services as part of their paid or voluntary benefits programs. (An

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