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8 Ways to Protect Yourself against Scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Adam Levin

Scammers who use “phishing” emails (it looks like it’s from a brand you know, but it’s not) will include a link to a fake website where they’ll ask for your banking or other personal information. Credit cards come with consumer protections that limit your liability if your card information is stolen. Change your passwords.

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Credit Card Fraud VS. Debit Card Fraud: Are you Protected?

Identity IQ

Credit Card Fraud VS. Debit Card Fraud: Are you Protected? Consumer protection laws differ in each case and knowing the differences can help to keep your accounts safe from identity theft. While there are protections for both, you can face more liability for fraudulent charges than if you’d used your credit card instead.

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Exclusive: The largest mobile malware marketplace identified by Resecurity in the Dark Web

Security Affairs

Such malicious scenarios are purposely developed by fraudsters and used for online-banking theft and financial fraud. Later, cybercriminals successfully applied the same approach to mobile devices, because modern digital payments are extremely interconnected when it comes to mobile applications used by consumers. .

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Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide

Krebs on Security

27 — Thanksgiving Day weekend — Jim got a series of rapid-fire emails from MSF saying they’ve received his loan application, that they’d approved it, and that the funds requested were now available at the bank account specified in his MSF profile. Then on Nov. A portion of the Jan.

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Can “Buy Now, Pay Later” Apps Be Trusted with My Personal Data?

Identity IQ

Considering this type of app is a new concept, it’s not fully regulated like banks or mortgages, at least, not yet. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently asked several buy now, pay later, or BNPL, providers for information related to some concerns it has about short-term installment plans.

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We dig into the Game Players Code

Malwarebytes

Banks are noticing just how much time is spent dealing with gaming theft issues. LLoyds Bank, in response to the never-ending glut of financial gaming fraud, has come up with something called “ Shield against scams ”. A password manager is exactly the kind of solution to this headache. Step up to the plate, Game Players Code.

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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

Krebs on Security

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. “Members don’t have to request to use Zelle.

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