Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently saw more than 4,300 submissions for romance fraud that, include pig butchering scams, totaling more than $429 million in losses. As mentioned, pig butchering scams are long-term schemes that involve romance , cryptocurrency , and online investment scams. Furthermore, the U.S.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Identity IQ

APRIL 6, 2022

Whether we’re ordering groceries or looking for new shoes, all we need to do is create an account, fill out some basic personal details and log in. But what happens when that account is compromised – or when we think that account is compromised? Travel industry scams. Crypto wallet scams. How to Help Avoid Tech Support Scams.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

The internet makes our lives more convenient but also brings about new threats that we need to be on the lookout for. Identity theft also affects around 1.4 Identity theft also affects around 1.4 Staying safe on the internet means knowing what privacy data is and how to help protect your personal information.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2021

Internet crime is ever present, and with the ongoing pandemic, levels of scams and fraud were exceptionally high in 2020. According to IC3, BEC can also be called Email Account Compromise (EAC). The attacker gives the junior employee a plausible but urgent instruction to make a large, confidential transfer of money to a fake supplier.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. For the tool to function, the operator must input a list of compromised email accounts to be scanned. website.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 2, 2021

The recent Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Report shows that cybercrime has spiked, leaving hundreds of thousands of victims and costing more than $4 billion. Moreover, losses due to internet crime increased by $700 million, growing from $3.5 billion in 2019 to $4.2 billion in 2020. Phishing Scams.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

The FBI just released its annual Internet Crime Report, and it is truly a sign of the times. The FBI notes that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been key to its mission to track cybercrimes. And this year's report highlights five "hot topics.". Business Email Compromise 2020. IC3's Recovery Asset Team (RAT).

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Hot for Security

MAY 25, 2021

The Internet seems to be the indispensable medium in which we live, and at the same time, it has become an extension of our mind. Our internet-enabled devices are much more than gadgets or pieces of hardware.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2021

Escobar reigned in the 80's when the internet was a just a crazy thought in the back of someone's mind. The bulk of this cryptocurrency came from darknet marketplaces and was tied to illegal narcotics, computer fraud and abuse activities, and identity theft.". It sounds like something straight out of a movie.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. For example, one website offered users to obtain a COVID vaccination certificate by entering their British National Health Service (NHS) account credentials.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Navigating the internet in 2022 is more dangerous than ever for Australian netizens. Cryptocurrency and NFT attacks are rising as decentralized finance, and digital art assets become sophisticated socially engineered threats. The increase in web-based activities among users has defeated the purpose of targeted attacks.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Your smart phone does double and triple duty: letting you do banking, buy a cup of coffee, board a plane or access a sensitive online account. Your smart phone does double and triple duty: letting you do banking, buy a cup of coffee, board a plane or access a sensitive online account. Read the whole entry. »

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner. Authenticator – a method of how a user can prove his/her identity to a system. Cloud – computing recourses that make it available to access your files and services through the internet from any point in the world.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

SIM-jacking or SIM swap fraud will increase: This sophisticated attack allows a hacker to steal your cell phone number and with that, any account associated with it. Identity theft has become the third certainty in life after death and taxes, and consumer-friendly solutions to protecting against it will profit nicely in 2019.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

They ask you to make certain changes in your account by entering your login password or ask for some reconfirmation. Such emails are sent after detailed research about you, and often their primary source of collecting data is your social media accounts. Tips to Prevent Phishing. Be Extra Vigilant. Protect Your Device and Connection.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

A person’s credit card details and account balance are sold for 150 USD if the account balance is under 1000 USD, but 240 if it is under 5000 USD. Stolen Paypal account details, Neteller, PerfectMoney, TransferGo, and other payment services are also on the list. An American Express, though, is 35 USD. What about services?

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Internet of Things, or IoT devices, already represent a mature technological industry. households had an estimated 11 internet-connected devices per household.

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