Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page.

Social Engineering 318

Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 318

SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

million affected individuals to inform them of the data breach and provide guidance on steps they can take to protect themselves against potential fraud or identity theft. This information could potentially be used for identity theft, financial fraud, or to illegally obtain medical services and prescription drugs.

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Data breaches Healthcare Identity Theft Advertising 88

SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

AI voice cloning enables stunningly realistic impersonation, posing critical fraud and identity theft risks. OpenAI's Voice Engine: innovations and implications In March 2024, OpenAI introduced Voice Engine, a revolutionary text-to-speech model that can clone a person's voice from just a 15-second audio sample.

Media 77

Media Authentication Identity Theft Engineering 77

Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

In March 2024, more than 70,000,000 records from an unspecified division of AT&T were leaked onto Breached forum, vx-underground researchers reported. In August 2021, the group asked $1 million for the entire database, or $200,000 for access, according to the RestorePrivacy website that examined a sample that appears authentic.

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Data breaches Telecommunications Identity Theft Hacking 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2023

Access security and authentication play an important role. However, organizations face many challenges preventing them from mitigating expanding threats against identity theft. How do we support expanding user authentication journeys while balancing strong security with a smooth user experience?

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Authentication Identity Theft Marketing Risk 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2024

QR Code Scams: What You Need to Know About This Phishing Tactic madhav Tue, 03/19/2024 - 06:10 In a world where individuals and organizations alike are increasingly dependent on digital processes, cybercriminals are constantly looking for and developing new ways to exploit technology to take advantage of their targets.

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Scams Phishing Identity Theft Risk 71

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On January 31, 2024, the CEOs of the most widely used social media platforms appeared before the Committee. In his opening statement, Ranking Member Senator Lindsey Graham held Mark Zuckerberg and the other CEOs to immediate account: “Mr. … You have a product that’s killing people.”

Media 108

Media Identity Theft Accountability Risk 108

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

For the tool to function, the operator must input a list of compromised email accounts to be scanned. It’s noteworthy that most of the victim accounts identified were predominantly from the U.K. and various EU countries, including but not limited to Spain, France, Poland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, among others. website.

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Artificial Intelligence Banking Scams Cybercrime 118

SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

In our digitally connected world, passwords are the gateway to protecting our online lives—from email and social media accounts to banking and private data. Yet, many of us still use alarmingly weak passwords or reuse the same ones across multiple sites, putting our digital identities at severe risk.

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Passwords Password Management Identity Theft Authentication 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Digital Onboarding: Convenience Meets Security in Banking madhav Tue, 01/23/2024 - 06:34 What onboarding in consumer banking was five years ago, where it stands today, and where it's heading is a business-critical change worth both understanding and optimizing. Passkeys, replacing passwords, emerge as the superior authentication choice.

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Banking Authentication Identity Theft Mobile 78

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Ransomware Revenue Down As More Victims Refuse to Pay Energy giant Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware attack Hundreds Of Network Operators’ Credentials Found Circulating In Dark Web Fla.

Identity Theft 106

Identity Theft VPN Malware Ransomware 106

Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

Such information could be useful if you were trying to determine the maiden name of someone’s mother, or successfully answer a range of other knowledge-based authentication questions. Dmitry Lybarsky’s Facebook/Meta account says he was born in March 1963. 8, 2024, a company called Atlas Data Privacy Corp.

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Media Data privacy Advertising Government 255

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Data breaches Identity Theft Ransomware Hacking 96