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Security Affairs
MARCH 24, 2024
During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams. During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams, coinciding with a surge in retail and online transactions.
Adam Levin
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
of all reports to the BBB Scam Tracker “were online purchase scams, up from 24.3% of those consumers lost money due to those scams, up from 71.2% A BBB survey conducted in August found that the majority of these scammed consumers made purchases for which they never received products. On top of that, 80.5%
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Identity IQ
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them IdentityIQ The holiday season is a time for celebration, giving, and spending time with loved ones. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them.
Hot for Security
JANUARY 29, 2021
The FTC, an independent agency of the US government, enforces civil US antitrust law and promotes consumer protection. In a blog post titled “ Scam ‘US Trading Commission’ website is not the FTC ,” the agency draws attention to an impostor site called “the US Trading Commission” that uses the FTC’s seal and address.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 3, 2020
The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.
Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Rightly so; it’s a huge target for scammers and malware authors. Malicious ads, fake games, survey scams, phishing attacks…whatever you can think of, it’s in use. Some target kids and steal their accounts, selling them on. The “ I accidentally reported you ” scam is hitting saturation point at the moment.
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