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News alert: AI-powered web scrapers from Oxylabs are breaking new ground in fraud detection

The Last Watchdog

Unauthorised transactions made with the help of lost or stolen credit cards, counterfeit cards, ID document forgery and identity theft, fake identification, email phishing, and imposter scams are among the most common types of payment fraud today.”

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Users received an email with a malicious attachment, and if opened, it would cause data to be deleted, computers to crash and cost a total of $10 billion in damage. The news of this fast-spreading computer virus dominated headlines, and the creator, Onel de Guzman, was arrested for committing this cybercrime. Lessons learned.

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Fintech Cybersecurity Trends in 2021

Security Boulevard

New users unfamiliar with cybersecurity concerns can inadvertently expose their data. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . These vulnerabilities and more demonstrate the risk to data in the modern digital world.

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

Technology and Telecommunications Data Breaches Despite their dominance and control of the digital landscape most consumers interact with every day, technology and telecommunications giants have faced numerous, high-profile data breaches. Supply chain security and third-party vulnerabilities.