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Identity Theft: Increasing in Numbers in 2023

Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

Each day people post a plethora of information to social media platforms, giving bad actors plenty of opportunity to steal personal data. What is Identity Theft? If a criminal has enough of these elements, they can quickly be used in identity theft. Child identity theft: Using a juvenile’s PII to commit fraud.

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The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams

Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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GUEST ESSAY: Scammers leverage social media, clever con games to carry out digital exploitation

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

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IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DAY 2023: Advice from Cyber Pros

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

Tomorrow, April 11 is Identity Management Day. This day serves as an annual reminder to increase awareness and education for leaders, IT decision-makers and the general public on the importance of identity management. The dangers of improper management of digital identities are at an all-time high.

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How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse

Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), last year there was a 13% increase in reports of misuse for both new and existing accounts compared to the year prior. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.

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Impersonation Scams: Why Are They So Dangerous?

Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

At Social-Engineer, we define impersonation as “the practice of pretexting as another person with the goal of obtaining information or access to a person, company, or computer system.” Educate Yourself: Stay informed about the latest impersonation scams and tactics.

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Staying a Step Ahead of the Hack

Webroot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hackers, never at a loss for creative deception, have engineered new tactics for exploiting the weakest links in the cybersecurity chain: ourselves! Social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) are two related cyberattack vectors that rely on human error to bypass the technology defenses businesses deploy to deter malware.

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Watch Out for These Summer Break Scams

Security Through Education

MAY 21, 2024

Clicking on any links or downloading attachments within these emails can lead to malware infections, identity theft, or financial loss. Without verifying the sender, they may miss the fact that it is not coming from the actual company, but rather a bad actor impersonating them.

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2021—Year of the Tax Scam

Security Through Education

MARCH 15, 2021

This is not the only blog or article about tax scams, and it is not the first time we’ve written about it. The post 2021—Year of the Tax Scam appeared first on Security Through Education. Nowadays, there are even scams for people who use software to file from home AND scams for people who use tax return agencies. So what can you do?

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It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

My wife and I both received notices informing us our “name, Social Security number, address, date and place of birth, residency, educational, and employment history, personal foreign travel history, information about immediate family as well as business and personal acquaintances” may have been included in the breach.

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What do Cyber Threat Actors do with your information?

Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Let’s have a look at the types of threat actors and what type of data they would like to obtain.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Security

Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

Social Security number. Bad actors can then use this information for future medical insurance or identity theft schemes. Written by Social-Engineer. The post The Impact of COVID-19 on Security appeared first on Security Through Education. Tech Support Scams. So share your knowledge. And be supportive.

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Privacy predictions 2023

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

These factors will probably lead to a more diverse and fragmented data market, with the emergence and re-emergence of local web tracking and mobile app tracking companies, especially on government and educational websites. This places serious demands on security of mobile devices and privacy-preserving ways of storing the data.

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Array of recent phishing schemes use personalized job lures, voice manipulation

SC Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

A series of published reports are cautioning end users and employers to watch out for several newly discovered or trending sneaky social engineering techniques – include the use of personalized job lures, false promises of tax refunds for university staffers and students, and even voice manipulation for vishing campaigns.

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Cyber Security Informer

Identity Theft: Increasing in Numbers in 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams

Trending Sources

GUEST ESSAY: Scammers leverage social media, clever con games to carry out digital exploitation

IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DAY 2023: Advice from Cyber Pros

How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse

Impersonation Scams: Why Are They So Dangerous?

Staying a Step Ahead of the Hack

Watch Out for These Summer Break Scams

2021—Year of the Tax Scam

It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

What do Cyber Threat Actors do with your information?

The Impact of COVID-19 on Security

Privacy predictions 2023

Array of recent phishing schemes use personalized job lures, voice manipulation

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