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Meta Combats Scams and Account Takeovers with Facial Recognition

Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Meta announced new measures to combat scams and improve account security on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram.

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Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 28, 2020

But this also means when a Sendgrid customer account gets hacked and used to send malware or phishing scams, the threat is particularly acute because a large number of organizations allow email from Sendgrid’s systems to sail through their spam-filtering systems.

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Taking on the Next Generation of Phishing Scams

Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. But phishing persistently remains a threat (as shown by a recent phishing attack on the U.S.

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U.S. Energy Company Targeted by QR Code Phishing Campaign

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 28, 2023

energy company, as well as organizations in other industries, such as finance, insurance, manufacturing, and technology. The attackers were able to steal a total of 100 Microsoft accounts, which could then be used to access sensitive information or launch further attacks. This phishing scam is a reminder of the dangers of QR codes.

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Is Mobile Banking Safe? 8 Mobile Banking Security Tips

Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Key Takeaways: Mobile banking is safer when you follow best practices to keep your financial accounts and mobile devices secure. Using built-in security features and common-sense tips to help avoid scams, you can increase the security of your bank account.

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AI-Powered Identity Protection: How Machine Learning Safeguards Your Data

Identity IQ

AUGUST 5, 2024

AI-Powered Identity Protection: How Machine Learning Safeguards Your Data IdentityIQ Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are technologies that play a significant role in data protection. AI is a technology that allows computers and programs to simulate human intelligence and decision-making.

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Cyber security guidance for small fleet operators

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. are termed Information Technology (IT) systems. TL;DR Cybersecurity for small fleet operations.

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What are the Benefits of a Password Manager?

Identity IQ

MAY 2, 2023

Generates Passwords A password manager enhances your account security by creating unique passwords. When you create a new account, the password manager prompts you to generate a new password instead of reusing your old one. Offers Secure Storage Password managers focus on improving your security.

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What is Two-Factor Authentication?

Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2024

These scams can use highly sophisticated methods to impersonate legitimate people or organizations. But even if you fall prey to a phishing scam and turn over your login credentials, 2FA can help keep your accounts safe. The same concept applies to data breaches. You can use a password manager to make the process easier.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Account security is a big thing, like the poll worker has one set of credentials on a check in device where the district admin or a technician account, there's different accounts for different types of people that may need to be part of that whole process. There's new technologies coming out.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Account security is a big thing, like the poll worker has one set of credentials on a check in device where the district admin or a technician account, there's different accounts for different types of people that may need to be part of that whole process. There's new technologies coming out.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Account security is a big thing, like the poll worker has one set of credentials on a check in device where the district admin or a technician account, there's different accounts for different types of people that may need to be part of that whole process. There's new technologies coming out.

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ROUNDTABLE: What’s next, now that we know V.I.P Twitter users can so easily be spoofed?

The Last Watchdog

JULY 20, 2020

Apparently, Twitter did not learn from that experience or take sufficient steps keep user credentials and accounts secure.” Kraus The state of security of digital commerce from this hack and other recent incidents shows that is somewhat like the Wild Wild West. Some appear to be Ponzi scam others appear to ask for donations.

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Loose-lipped neural networks and lazy scammers

SecureList

OCTOBER 31, 2024

One topic being actively researched in connection with the breakout of LLMs is capability uplift – when employees with limited experience or resources in some area become able to perform at a much higher level thanks to LLM technology. Delving into an ever-evolving world Finally, OpenAI models have certain word preferences.

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A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 9, 2025

This article was created in partnership with 404 Media , a journalist-owned publication covering how technology impacts humans. I think this exploit is pretty bad since it's basically a gold mine for SIM swappers,” the independent security researcher who found the issue, who goes by the handle brutecat, wrote in an email.

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Meta Combats Scams and Account Takeovers with Facial Recognition

Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

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Taking on the Next Generation of Phishing Scams

U.S. Energy Company Targeted by QR Code Phishing Campaign

Is Mobile Banking Safe? 8 Mobile Banking Security Tips

AI-Powered Identity Protection: How Machine Learning Safeguards Your Data

Cyber security guidance for small fleet operators

What are the Benefits of a Password Manager?

What is Two-Factor Authentication?

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ROUNDTABLE: What’s next, now that we know V.I.P Twitter users can so easily be spoofed?

Loose-lipped neural networks and lazy scammers

A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

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