Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW).

Consumer Protection 99

Consumer Protection Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 99

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that calls made with voices generated with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be considered “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Violations of the TCPA are subject to stiff civil penalties. Do not engage with the call at all.

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Scams Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Technology 142

Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

  IBM  estimates  that the average cost of a data breach in 2024 for companies was $4.9 Unfortunately, many organizations will still prioritize secrecy over consumer protection in a bid to hush up incidents and protect their reputations.   They strike every industry, every sector, and every country.

Passwords 106

Passwords Data breaches Password Management Identity Theft 106

Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

  IBM  estimates  that the average cost of a data breach in 2024 for companies was $4.9 Unfortunately, many organizations will still prioritize secrecy over consumer protection in a bid to hush up incidents and protect their reputations.   They strike every industry, every sector, and every country.

Passwords 101

Passwords Data breaches Password Management Accountability 101

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 15, 2022

On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Apple is preparing to allow access to third-party app stores on all iPhone and iPad devices owned by EU users, in anticipation of a new EU competition law coming into force in mid-2024. I also see the potential for bogus third-party stores, not just app scams.

Marketing 97

Marketing Consumer Protection Small Business Risk 97

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The FBI is warning timeshare owners to be wary of a prevalent telemarketing scam involving a violent Mexican drug cartel that tries to trick people into believing someone wants to buy their property. One of the phony real estate companies trying to scam people out of money over fake offers to buy their timeshares.

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Scams DNS Consumer Protection Data collection 319

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Expect to see AI-enabled phishing campaigns, deepfake scams, and automated attacks grow in complexity. AI-powered scams will soar: As attackers leverage commoditized AI tools, scamsespecially romance, investment, and fraudwill grow more convincing and costly. Growing patchwork of U.S.

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Cybersecurity Risk CISO Government 123