Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

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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Scams Computers and Electronics Insurance Social Engineering 92

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

NASA employees and contractors should be aware that nation-states and cyber criminals are actively using the COVID-19 pandemic to exploit and target NASA electronic devices, networks, and personal devices.” Refrain from opening your personal email or non-work related social media on your NASA computer systems/devices.

Cyber Attacks 144

Cyber Attacks Computers and Electronics VPN Phishing 144

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Fake leather bags, sunglasses, sportswear, electronics and perfumes pose risks to consumers. Scammers create fake websites to advertise and sell counterfeit goods, such as computers and electronics, clothing, jewelry, accessories, beauty and personal care products and even medicine usually with discounts that reach 80%.

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Scams Computers and Electronics Phishing Advertising 55

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Experts at Cisco Talos and other security firms quickly drew parallels between the two mass spam campaigns, pointing to a significant overlap in Russia-based Internet addresses used to send the junk emails. domaincontrol.com and ns18.domaincontrol.com). domaincontrol.com).

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

PayPal was the almost exclusive focus of phishers in the electronic payment systems category, with 84% of phishing pages targeting the platform. In the realm of electronic payment systems, PayPal has traditionally been a popular target for exploitation by scammers. Key findings Phishing Financial phishing accounted for 36.3%

Banking 79

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 79

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. In a typical internet hoax manner, crypto scam sites offered visitors to get rich quick by paying a small fee. “Promotional campaigns by major banks” were a popular bait in 2022.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

The Shamoon “wiper” virus , for instance, devastated Saudi oil company Aramaco, destroying the hard drives of more than 30,000 Aramaco computers and forcing a weeklong shutdown of the company’s internal network. A few months later the UAE stood up its National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) which proceeded to do much the same thing.

Computers and Electronics 113

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

According to Paul Boghossian (Fear of Knowledge, Against Relativism and Constructivism), Luciano Floridi ( The Fourth Information Revolution and its Ethical and Policy Implications) and the internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy we might divide knowledge into 4 separate categories. Section 1: The certainty. The information that I had.

Computers and Electronics 71

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

More and more often, scam websites posing as large companies that promise huge cash prizes in return for completing a survey have begun setting out stricter criteria for those who want a chance to win. Second place was taken by Badun Trojans (6.31%), distributed in archives and disguised as electronic documents. up on 2020.

Phishing 70

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 70

Security Through Education

JUNE 22, 2021

Throughout the scam, fraudsters will often build trust with their targets via computer, phone, and the mail. According to NOCA (National Council on Aging) these are the top ten financial scams targeting the elderly as of February 2021. Government Imposter Scams. The grandparent scam. Computer tech support scams.

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Scams Computers and Electronics Insurance Internet 95

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

To boost their profits and depend less on outsourcing, some groups such as Revil even scammed their affiliates , adding a backdoor capable of hijacking negotiations with victims and taking the 70% of the ransom payments that is supposed to go to the affiliates. Android Trojan bankers on the rise. In 2020, the number of gamers surpassed 2.7

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

By the time Ehuan gets involved, victims just want to put their computers and their lives back together as quickly as possible. The anonymity of the Internet, cryptocurrency and the lack of international cooperation between the U.S. A requirement to de-anonymize electronic transactions would not have such wide sweeping effects.

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Ransomware Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Banking 67

NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Based on current trends, NopSec has released its latest report on the 5 biggest cyber threats we expect to see this year: nation-state cyber attacks, ransomware, DDoS attacks , the Internet of Things, and social engineering & human error. For a preview, read on. Ransomware The U.S. IoT security easily falls under the radar for many users.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2023

” said Dave Levin , an assistant professor of computer science at University of Maryland. On yet another, the former owner had apparently been active in a Telegram group chat that sold tutorials on how to run identity theft scams. ” First off, it’s not entirely clear how these phones ended up for sale on PropertyRoom.

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Identity Theft Computers and Electronics Mobile Scams 230

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

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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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

Parcel scam: buy one, get none. Therefore, any offer to buy them is evidently a scam. Another traditional scam aims to persuade the user that they are the lucky winner of a tidy sum. Investments and public property scams. The topic of gas surfaced also in more conventional compensation scams.

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Phishing Banking Scams Computers and Electronics 124

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Scamming championship: sports-related fraud. Scam: get it yourself, share with friends. If previously they were dominated by IT topics (problems with Windows, suspicious activity on the computer, etc.), However, “Nigerian prince” scams are not all that might await recipients of such messages.

Phishing 99

Phishing Scams Accountability Computers and Electronics 99

The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The Computers in our Pockets. ” Compared with today, those were sleepy times – when you might update your desktop antivirus weekly or even monthly -like changing the batteries in your TV remote, but not be overly concerned about debilitating cyber attacks or scams, Schrader noted.

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SecureList

MAY 3, 2021

In Q1 2021, new banking scams appeared alongside ones that are more traditional. In the Runet (Russian internet), we found an email seemingly from the support department of an analytics portal. Online stores (15.77%) still lead the way, followed by global internet portals (15.50%) and banks (10.04%). Quarterly highlights.

Phishing 115

Phishing Banking Accountability Computers and Electronics 115