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National Consumer Protection Week: Keeping your personal data safe in a digitally connected world

Webroot

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW).

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Unfortunately, many organizations will still prioritize secrecy over consumer protection in a bid to hush up incidents and protect their reputations.   Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams :  BEC scams  require an attacker to pretend to be a company employee, contractor, or service provider.

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2025 Cybersecurity Predictions: Not Getting Easier; But There is Hope

SecureWorld News

Greater Collaboration Between Governments and the Private Sector: Initiatives to share threat intelligence will strengthen, fostering a collective defense strategy against increasingly sophisticated cyber adversaries. Expect to see AI-enabled phishing campaigns, deepfake scams, and automated attacks grow in complexity.

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Unfortunately, many organizations will still prioritize secrecy over consumer protection in a bid to hush up incidents and protect their reputations.   Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams :  BEC scams  require an attacker to pretend to be a company employee, contractor, or service provider.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 513 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds Microsoft Power Pages flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Lazarus APT stole $1.5B Billion Bybit Hack Leaked Black Basta Ransomware Chat Logs Reveal Inner Workings and Internal Conflicts Silent Push Pivots into New Lazarus Group Infrastructure, Acquires Sensitive Intel Related to $1.4B

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Government Shutdown Leaves Americans More Vulnerable to Identity Theft, Scams

Adam Levin

citizens are more vulnerable to the effects of identity theft and scams as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. Government websites will also become a more attractive avenue for scams and phishing. With 87.5% Several agencies have expired website security certificates , and are unable to renew them.

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Cybercriminals Accelerate Online Scams During Ramadan and Eid Fitr

Security Affairs

During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams. During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams, coinciding with a surge in retail and online transactions.