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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. 9, 2024, U.S.

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What Is Spear Phishing and How to Avoid It

Identity IQ

Spear phishing is a targeted form of cybercrime that focuses on specific individuals or organizations. The selection process involves meticulous research and social engineering to help identify potential targets. Strengthen Your Defenses Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). What Is Spear Phishing?

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An odd kind of cybercrime: Gift vouchers, medical records, and.food

Malwarebytes

The Detective Inspector also went on to suggest making use of two-factor authentication (2FA), which is great advice. This could put those people at an increased risk of social engineering or identity theft. The various attacks outlined above likely resulted in the attacker seeing personal data he shouldn't.

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What is Phishing?

Identity IQ

Phishing is a type of social engineering scam most commonly hidden in a fraudulent email but sometimes via text message, website, or phone call where a criminal posing as a legitimate institution, such as a bank or service, tries to obtain sensitive information from a target victim. What is Phishing? Spear Phishing. Ignore these.

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Cybercriminals Implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Invoice Fraud

Security Affairs

Besides Artificial Intelligence to scale operations, in a novel approach to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA), the perpetrators crafted malicious Android code that mimics official mobile banking applications. The use of Artificial Intelligence in cybercrime is not a completely novel concept.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

But the dark web is also associated with illegal activities including the trafficking of drugs, weapons, and illegal pornography, hacking and cybercrime, terrorism, and the sale of stolen data or personal information. You could become the victim of financial fraud, employment identity scams, tax identity theft, and more.

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Why Security Fatigue Is a Huge Cybersecurity Risk

Security Boulevard

MFA prompt bombing complacency Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a common cybersecurity measure taken by companies, but it can also reveal a security fatigue issue. If employees aren't careful, they can fall for this social engineering tactic. One of these ways is MFA prompt bombing. That is a clear case of security fatigue.

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