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Identity theft is number one threat for consumers, says report

Malwarebytes

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023 , and the number one threat for consumers is… identity theft. Protect your—and your family’s—personal information by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection.

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Employee Spotlight: The Human Faces Behind Artificial Intelligence

Webroot

3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had logged more than 298,000 consumer complaints related to COVID-19 stimulus payments, 68 percent of them involving fraud or identity theft. Ransomware is one of the most common cyber-attacks, hitting thousands of businesses every year. As of Jan.

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Australia entities suffer Cyber Attacks and QUAD update

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt from its sources that the threat actors accessed details such as tax file numbers, bank account details, superannuation data, in the attack that could lead to identity theft attacks in the coming weeks.

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Security Roundup May 2023

BH Consulting

Repetition can lead people to over-disclose information, that could then put them at risk of identity theft and cybercrime. Irish Data protection and privacy newsround Recent weeks have seen privacy regulators stampede towards clamping down on artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT (does that make it a banned-wagon?).

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Fintech Cybersecurity Trends in 2021

Security Boulevard

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Article by Beau Peters. AI fraud detection. .

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Cybersecurity in 2022, Predictions for digital ecosystem facing more challenges and sophisticated threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

through September of 2021 has already surpassed the total number of compromises in 2020 by 17%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).” Ransomware. In 2022, ransomware attacks will continue at an alarming pace and will be more targeted. Ransomware is not new, and it has been around for decades.A

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T-Mobile Confirms Data Breach, Says Too Early to Assess Damage

eSecurity Planet

A report by the Identity Theft Resource Center found that in the first half of 2021, the number of publicly reported data breaches (491 compromises) in the United States in the second quarter was up 38 percent over the first quarter, though the number of individuals impacted by the breaches – 52.8 million – was down 20 percent.