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Here Are the Top 3 Online Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

The recent Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Report shows that cybercrime has spiked, leaving hundreds of thousands of victims and costing more than $4 billion. Moreover, losses due to internet crime increased by $700 million, growing from $3.5 Phishing Scams. Non-Payment/Non-Delivery Scams. billion in 2020.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Security

Security Through Education

In fact, the FBI’s (Federal Bureau of Investigation) 2020 Internet Crime Report , refers to what is happening as an “ Internet crime spree.” billion people were active internet users as of October 2020. COVID-19 Scams. Of course, with vaccines now available, vaccination scams are proliferating.

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. “Promotional campaigns by major banks” were a popular bait in 2022.

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Re-Victimization from Police-Auctioned Cell Phones

Krebs on Security

Phones may end up in police custody for any number of reasons — such as its owner was involved in identity theft — and in these cases the phone itself was used as a tool to commit the crime. ” said Dave Levin , an assistant professor of computer science at University of Maryland.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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Spotlight Podcast: At 15 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Grows with Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

To answer those questions we invited two experts into The Security Ledger studio to talk about the evolution of the event and of the cyber security industry itself: Russ Schrader is the Executive director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and Angel Grant is the Director, RSA Identity and RSA Fraud & Risk Intelligence.