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

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

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

JUNE 22, 2025

In the headline for a recent story published by Cybernews , the cybersecurity media outlet said that 16 billion passwords were exposed in a record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable. Take the latest report of a major breach. Sounds scary, right?

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

Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

In the headline for a recent story published by Cybernews , the cybersecurity media outlet said that 16 billion passwords were exposed in a record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable. Take the latest report of a major breach. Sounds scary, right?

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‘Car crash victim’ calls mother for help and $15K bail money. But it’s an AI voice scam

Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2025

A woman in Florida was tricked into giving thousands of dollars to a scammer after her daughter’s voice was AI-cloned and used in a scam. Many of our voices are online, via video or audio that’s been posted to social media. AI-powered phone scams can range from brief, scripted robocalls to full conversations.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 513 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2025

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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8 Ways to Protect Yourself against Scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

of all reports to the BBB Scam Tracker “were online purchase scams, up from 24.3% of those consumers lost money due to those scams, up from 71.2% A BBB survey conducted in August found that the majority of these scammed consumers made purchases for which they never received products. On top of that, 80.5%

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IdentityIQ Releases Report on Newest Scams to Target Your Identity

Identity IQ

JUNE 27, 2023

This report explores key findings based on IdentityIQ member-reported data and found significant jumps in two major types of scams: peer-to-peer payment apps utilizing platforms such as Cash App, Zelle and Venmo, surging more than 58%, and scams stemming from the theft of personal documents, increasing by 44%.

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

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

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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AI Scams Are Targeting Voters in the Upcoming Election

Identity IQ

JULY 22, 2024

AI Scams Are Targeting Voters in the Upcoming Election IdentityIQ As the upcoming election approaches, voters are increasingly becoming targets of sophisticated AI scams designed to provide misinformation to influence the election results. How to Help Avoid AI Scams There are a number of ways to help avoid AI scams.

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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them IdentityIQ The holiday season is a time for celebration, giving, and spending time with loved ones. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them.

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

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2022

“In the Box” dark web marketplace is leveraged by cybercriminals to attack over 300 financial institutions (FIs), payment systems, social media and online-retailers in 43 countries. Resecurity has identified a new underground marketplace in the Dark Web oriented towards mobile malware developers and operators.

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Is Apple about to embrace third-party app stores?

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Provides certain services, such as browsers, messengers, and social media, that have 45M EU users per month minimum and 10,000 annual business users. I also see the potential for bogus third-party stores, not just app scams. EUR ($8.2B) or a market capitalization of 75B EUR ($82B). The new rules will help enforce that basic principle.

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FCC comes down hard on robocallers with record $300m fine

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cold calling has been associated with scam tactics for decades, and the growing number of ways to combat these techniques (like Do Not Call lists) are routinely ignored by the robocallers. We know the scam artists behind these calls are relentless—but we are coming for them and won’t stop until we get this junk off the line.

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Past, present, and future of the Dark Web

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

This misinformation is extremely dangerous for kids, first consumers of videos published on the principal social media platform. 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. CONCLUSIONS.

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

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

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

‘Car crash victim’ calls mother for help and $15K bail money. But it’s an AI voice scam

Security Affairs newsletter Round 513 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

8 Ways to Protect Yourself against Scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

IdentityIQ Releases Report on Newest Scams to Target Your Identity

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

AI Scams Are Targeting Voters in the Upcoming Election

Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

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

Is Apple about to embrace third-party app stores?

FCC comes down hard on robocallers with record $300m fine

Past, present, and future of the Dark Web

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