Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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Social Engineering Scams Engineering Identity Theft 52

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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Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 318

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Millions of customers of large businesses have been left vulnerable to identity theft, thanks to a security flaw that exposes their personal data to illicit download. Threat actors can abuse PII to conduct phishing and social engineering attacks. Note that iOS users are affected as much as Android users. Looming dangers.

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Identity Theft Accountability Data breaches Social Engineering 85

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. Cryptocurrency trading accounts. Other cryptocurrencies have increased in value as well. Preventing Identity Theft. Avoid unsecured WiFi.

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Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 114