SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

They can then launch sophisticated spear-phishing attacks that use text, audio, and video against the victims or their families, friends, and associates," Raju said. Leaked data targeting wealthy individuals also frequently leads to follow-on crimes such as extortion attempts, identity theft, and physical threats.

Identity Theft 75

Identity Theft Hacking Ransomware Data breaches 75

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Such activities not only disrupt the football fever among fans, but can also lead to future identity theft troubles or phishing scams. Use of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoins might also block with a ban on a temporary note, or till the world cup reaches its semifinal or final stage. .

Scams 97

Scams Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Phishing 97

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The attacks also aimed at carrying out other criminal activities, such as the deployment of ransomware and cryptocurrency malware. They have been also charged with identity theft, access device fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). 35, and Tan Dailin (???),

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Advertising Government Technology 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Crooks conduct SIM swapping attacks to take control of victims’ phone numbers tricking the mobile operator employees into porting them to SIMs under the control of the fraudsters. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

Mobile 89

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 89

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2018

” The availability of such kind of data exposes voters to sophisticated identity theft. “Thousands of Instagram followers, Facebook likes, YouTube views and Twitter retweets are available for a small amount of cryptocurrency on the dark web. Most of the records belong to New York, 15 million voters, and Florida, 12.5

Identity Theft 87

Identity Theft Advertising Hacking Cybercrime 87

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

More threats were detected on iOS than Android devices; 68% of Australian CISOs expect their organization to suffer a material cyber-attack within the next year. Mobile devices pave the way to launch ransomware attacks on Australian businesses of every scale and domain.

Social Engineering 92

Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware.

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