Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Visit Have I Been Pwned Have I Been Pwned , operated by security expert Troy Hunt, is the first resource you should use to find out what data breaches you have been involved in and how extensively your data has been leaked.    Get the morning's top stories in your inbox each day with our  Tech Today newsletter.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

A compromised business account, especially at a management or executive level, opens up a range of fraud opportunities for criminals. Once they have access to an account with sufficient authority, cybercriminals can use that trusted email address to scam other companies into making fraudulent payments or just distribute malware en mass.

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Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

In this blog, we share guidance on how to detect and respond to account misuse so you can mitigate the risks associated with it. It’s essential to promptly detect and respond to account misuse to ensure your online security is protected. Follow their guidance carefully to regain control of your account and restore security.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 23, 2025

Attackers use phishing, malware, ransomware, and scams like BEC to gain access to systems and cause disruption. Phishing attack attackers will use scam emails, text messages or phone calls to trick their victims. That could be resetting your password, downloading an update for some software, or transferring funds from a bank account.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2024

Financial Loss Hackers can use stolen cookies to gain access to your financial accounts, make fraudulent transactions, or transfer funds. This might result in sudden financial losses, depleted bank accounts, and maxed-out credit cards. Use Secure Cookie Flags Configure cookies using security options like Secure and HttpOnly.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But with identity theft and other online scams rapidly becoming more prevalent, it’s essential not to leave your credit and identity vulnerable, even if you are determined to cancel IdentityIQ. Widely employed by banks, auto dealers, and other lenders when assessing credit reports based on Experian® data.

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Spinone

JULY 16, 2019

For example, you can get a message from Netflix, a bank, your boss, or even your mom, asking you to: click the link below send money provide your credentials or some sensitive information There are several various pretenses phishers use. There is a 90% probability it’s a phishing scam. How to avoid phishing? By being cautious.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 20, 2020

Apparently, Twitter did not learn from that experience or take sufficient steps keep user credentials and accounts secure.” Somehow hackers gained access to prominent and influential people somehow bypassing MFA where they requested funds, via bitcoin, and scammed people out of thousands of dollars.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

To complete the booking, the scammers requested bank card details, claiming that a certain sum would be temporarily blocked on the account to verify the card’s authenticity. Other scam pages featured surveys, offering respondents gifts or prize draws for participating. Such fake giveaways are a classic scam tactic.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This is especially important in information security, where cyberattacks are becoming increasingly cost-effective and larger-scale, causing headaches for security teams. Already a meme The phrase-turned-meme “As an AI language model…” and its variations often pop up on scam pages, not only in the context of apologies.

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