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. As it happens, Plex announced its own data breach one day before LastPass disclosed its initial August intrusion. .” 9, 2024, U.S.

Social Engineering 326

Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 326

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

These are the latest findings in our “Demographics of Cybercrime” report , presented in partnership with Digitunity, a nationally recognized non-profit dedicated to eliminating the technology gap, and Cybercrime Support Network, whose non-profit mission is to serve individuals and small businesses impacted by cybercrime throughout the country.

Internet 121

Internet Internet Antivirus Cybercrime 121

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Released today, the Malwarebytes State of Malware 2024 report takes a deep dive into the latest developments in the world of cybercrime. Sadly, there’s not a lot you can do to prevent incidents like these yourself, other than stay on top of the news and protect yourself against identity theft.

Malware 76

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Banking 76

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Unlike other generations whose privacy fears are deeply entangled with concerns of traditional cybercrimes like identity and credit card theft, Gen Z worries most about the exposure of their private information because of the chance of harassment, bullying, and lost friendships.

Identity Theft 120

Identity Theft Data breaches Hacking Surveillance 120

SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Users should always be wary of emails which appear to originate from LinkedIn or other social media networks, and rather than following links, navigate directly to the website to read any messages or to respond to notifications.”.

Social Engineering 74

Social Engineering Identity Theft Media Phishing 74

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Tax Service agencies collect the personal and financial information of citizens, such data can be exploited by threat actors to carry out a broad range of fraudulent activities, including financial scams and identity theft.

Identity Theft 82

Identity Theft Ransomware Scams Education 82

Identity IQ

AUGUST 14, 2023

It can manifest in various forms, including email spam, SMS spam, and social media spam. Phishing is a cybercrime where criminals masquerade as legitimate institutions to deceive individuals into divulging sensitive information. Can Spam Emails Be Used to Steal My Identity? What is Phishing?

Phishing 52

Phishing Identity Theft Authentication Passwords 52

Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

Particularly in the workplace, staff can become overwhelmed with security warnings, IT alerts, cybersecurity policy documents, password change requests, or even media consumption of stories about data breaches at other companies. The financial risk According to IBM , the average cost of a data breach in the U.S.

Risk 75

Risk Cybersecurity Data breaches Authentication 75

Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

For several years, the #1 Cybercrime type has been Business Email Compromise followed by the #2 of Romance Scam. Personal Data Breach. Identity Theft. Corporate Data Breach. Thousands of such Investment Scam sites have been created and most of them are being pushed on social media. 600,249,821.

Scams 98

Scams Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Data breaches 98

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Winning the ongoing battle against cybercrime and criminals starts with understanding the nature of the threats and how to combat them. Websites experience an average of 60 attacks per day on average, according to SiteLock data. How high is your business’ cyber threat intelligence ? What is Cyber Threat Intelligence?

Cyber threats 98

Cyber threats Mobile B2B Threat Detection 98

Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

And it wasn’t because the media paid more attention to this relative newcomer in the area of cybercrime. Get Covered: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Cyberattacks and data breaches have become the third certainty in life after death and taxes.

Cyber threats 215

Cyber threats Ransomware Encryption Insurance 215

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2019

For many years and until quite recently, credit card data stolen from online merchants has been worth far less in the cybercrime underground than cards pilfered from hacked brick-and-mortar stores. That figure was more than two and a half times higher than a year earlier. BIG BANG VS. LOW-AND-SLOW.

Retail 231

Retail Hacking Marketing Identity Theft 231

SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2023

Data breaches: Bots can be exploited to breach security systems and pilfer valuable data. Personal information, such as credit card details, passwords, and social security numbers, can be harvested and employed for identity theft, fraud, or other malicious endeavors.

Passwords 69

Passwords Antivirus Identity Theft Internet 69

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Identity Theft. Data Breach. Physical Manipulation, Damage, Theft and Loss. First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). Insider Threat. Information Leakage.

Cyber threats 106

Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 106

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The database index marked “Users” contained over 152,000 entries: names, emails, links to social media profiles, and passwords, some of which were hashed using a very weak MD5 algorithm. Data breach monitoring platform Breachsense has indexed over 25 billion leaked credentials. Proper encryption is key.

Ransomware 90

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Identity Theft 90

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. As with any potential cybercrime, deterrence here will be aided by an awareness of what deepfakes are, how they work, and what they can and can’t do.

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

The one that scares me the most is that with this data and its analysis, adversaries could perpetuate not only cybercrimes, but also physical crimes like looting or kidnapping.”. That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. Odds are more than one was breached here,” said Davisson.

Surveillance 129

Surveillance IoT Accountability Passwords 129

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Stolen social media accounts are also for sale: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Gmail, Instagram, Spotify, Twitch, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Soundcloud are all listed with prices that vary from 5USD to 80USD, the specific platform, the number of followers, and other variables. Social Media. Preventing Identity Theft.

Accountability 106

Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 106