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

Webroot

Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure.

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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.

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Watch out for Omicron COVID-19-themed phishing messages!

Security Affairs

SCAM OMICRON PCR EMAILS Beware of fake NHS emails asking you to order a Omicron PCR test. One of the samples shared by UK’s consumer protection organization ‘ Which? ’ An Omicron COVID-19 campaign was spotted by UK authorities and the National Health Service (NHS) is warning about the Omicron COVID-19-themed phishing attacks.

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Exclusive: The largest mobile malware marketplace identified by Resecurity in the Dark Web

Security Affairs

In combination with other types of fraud such as business email compromisation, money laundering and investment scams that create a huge shadow economy with trillions of dollars circulating in the underground. In total, the loss from fraud exceeds 5,6 billion USD in 2022.

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Past, present, and future of the Dark Web

Security Affairs

There are many blogs that for the greater part deal with issues of cybersecurity and the rights of the digital population in terms of consumer protection and privacy. Information: 0.3% Empty or non-functional web pages: Empty pages, typical errors displaying code 404 that feed the list of the.onion domains in the directories.

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

SecureWorld News

Mo Wehbi, VP, Information Security & PMO, Penske Automotive Group: The Good and the Bad "The Good: Widespread Adoption of AI and Machine Learning for Threat Detection: AI will become more sophisticated and integral in identifying threats in real-time, reducing response times and mitigating risks faster than ever before.

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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