Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently saw more than 4,300 submissions for romance fraud that, include pig butchering scams, totaling more than $429 million in losses. As mentioned, pig butchering scams are long-term schemes that involve romance , cryptocurrency , and online investment scams. Furthermore, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison Cloudflare breached (..)

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2021

Internet crime is ever present, and with the ongoing pandemic, levels of scams and fraud were exceptionally high in 2020. “In 2020, the IC3 observed an increase in the number of BEC/EAC complaints related to the use of identity theft and funds being converted to cryptocurrency,” according to the report.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

The internet makes our lives more convenient but also brings about new threats that we need to be on the lookout for. Identity theft also affects around 1.4 Identity theft also affects around 1.4 Staying safe on the internet means knowing what privacy data is and how to help protect your personal information.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 6, 2022

Here are some outlined by the FBI as particularly prevalent right now: Utility or cable/internet scam. In this scenario, a scammer posing as someone from a utility company or internet provider sends a notification that your bill is past due and that these services can be shut off if this is not remedied. Travel industry scams.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 19, 2023

The metaverse may ultimately become the next generation of the internet. Since the metaverse is likely to rely on cryptocurrencies, criminals can use these environments to hide their activities, which will result in problems with ransomware. This happened with other internet waves, such as e-commerce. Money laundering.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s still a relatively uncommon exploit, but if you are visibly in possession of something hackers want–whether it’s a cool “OG” handle on social media, cryptocurrency or the codes to launch nuclear war–the assaults on attractive targets will increase in 2019.

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Hot for Security

MAY 25, 2021

The Internet seems to be the indispensable medium in which we live, and at the same time, it has become an extension of our mind. Our internet-enabled devices are much more than gadgets or pieces of hardware.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2021

Escobar reigned in the 80's when the internet was a just a crazy thought in the back of someone's mind. The bulk of this cryptocurrency came from darknet marketplaces and was tied to illegal narcotics, computer fraud and abuse activities, and identity theft.". It sounds like something straight out of a movie.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

In a highly connected, internet-powered world, transactions take place online, in person, and even somewhere in between. Given the increasing rates of identity theft and financial fraud attempts, this is an essential form of protection. Since 2009, more than 6,600 distinct cryptocurrencies have been released.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 2, 2021

The recent Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Report shows that cybercrime has spiked, leaving hundreds of thousands of victims and costing more than $4 billion. Moreover, losses due to internet crime increased by $700 million, growing from $3.5 billion in 2019 to $4.2 billion in 2020.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

The FBI just released its annual Internet Crime Report, and it is truly a sign of the times. The FBI notes that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been key to its mission to track cybercrimes. For more detailed information and additional statistics on internet cybercrime in 2020, you can read the complete IC3 report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. This tactic underscores their commitment to identity theft and the exploitation of unsuspecting individuals through deceptive online means.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Internet of Things, or IoT devices, already represent a mature technological industry. households had an estimated 11 internet-connected devices per household.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3.gov) gov) has released their 2021 Internet Crime Report. The criminals have discovered how many people don't understand investing in cryptocurrency and have turned Investment Scams into a new money factory. . #1 Identity Theft. But this year, we had a change!

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Shortly after a ransomware attack, cybercriminals will demand a ransom amount, usually in cryptocurrency, in exchange for the cipher key. Warning signs. Less common types.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Cryptocurrencies are represented in hacked accounts to trading sites. Monero is the cryptocurrency of choice, instead, and all communications must be PGP encrypted. With the pandemic pushing so many people to have economic activities on the internet, payment processors are now more relevant than ever before. Hackers love it.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Navigating the internet in 2022 is more dangerous than ever for Australian netizens. Cryptocurrency and NFT attacks are rising as decentralized finance, and digital art assets become sophisticated socially engineered threats. The increase in web-based activities among users has defeated the purpose of targeted attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Shortly after a ransomware attack, cybercriminals will demand a ransom amount, usually in cryptocurrency, in exchange for the cipher key. Less Common Types of Malware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

It allows you to access the internet anonymously and disguise your actual identity and location, eliminating any chances of identity theft. She is a small business owner, traveler and investor of cryptocurrencies. You can further secure your connection by using a VPN. Use Two Factor Authentication.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

through September of 2021 has already surpassed the total number of compromises in 2020 by 17%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).” Ransomware is more favored by hackers nowadays because they can get paid in cryptocurrencies that are hard to trace. 2022 will be more of the same.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner. Authenticator – a method of how a user can prove his/her identity to a system. Cloud – computing recourses that make it available to access your files and services through the internet from any point in the world.

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