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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

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

Malwarebytes

A robocall network makes use of automated software diallers to spam out large numbers of cold calls to unsuspecting recipients. 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. Sounds good!

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We dig into the Game Players Code

Malwarebytes

Malicious ads, fake games, survey scams, phishing attacks…whatever you can think of, it’s in use. LLoyds Bank, in response to the never-ending glut of financial gaming fraud, has come up with something called “ Shield against scams ”. The “ I accidentally reported you ” scam is hitting saturation point at the moment.

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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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News alert: Vaultinum rolls out ‘Timestamping’ solution to enhance promotional price transparency

The Last Watchdog

Among other uses, Vaultinum’s Timestamping solution will enable companies to demonstrate their compliance with the EU Omnibus Directive (28/05/2022), promoting price transparency and fair consumer practices. It is well known that most Black Friday promotions are misleading, and that in most cases product discounts tend to be inflated.

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IRS Warns About New Cyber Scam Targeting Taxpayers

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

To mitigate against this threat, the IRS recommended that taxpayers and businesses that store taxpayer information take three steps: Use Security Software. Use security software with firewall and anti-virus protections, and ensure the security software is always turned on and can automatically update. Watch Out For Scams.

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Past, present, and future of the Dark Web

Security Affairs

Accessible through TOR and other software, it has a size that is incalculable if we use imagination. 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. THE DARK WEB. What is the Dark Web? CONCLUSIONS.