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Interpol arrests 2000 criminals launching social engineering attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

In what appears as an operation first of its kind, Interpol has arrested over 2000 criminals who launched social engineering attacks worldwide. Cyber crooks witnessed a rise in opportunities from WFH culture as they launched innovative cyber scams that led to a rise in social engineering attacks in novel forms.

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Identity theft of 225,000 customers takes place at Latitude Financial Services

CyberSecurity Insiders

Note 1- Usually, hackers are always in lookout for such info, as they can stitch all these bits and pieces of data, to create a user profile and launch phishing or any other type of social engineering attack.

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How Social Engineering Attacks Target CEOs

Security Boulevard

Social engineering is a type of cybersecurity attack that aims to manipulate victims into sharing personal information, revealing account login, or exposing sensitive information that compromises their personal and/or company’s security, privacy, and finances.

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Solving Identity Theft Problems: 5 Actionable Tips

CyberSecurity Insiders

Identity theft (or ID theft) is not a new problem, but in today’s well-connected society it is a problem that grows at an incredible rate. . Put in a few words, ID theft is when someone pretends to be someone else, using their credentials and taking various actions in their name. 4: Educate Yourself.

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The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams

Identity IQ

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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Safeguarding Your Privacy from Social Engineering Attacks: An Executive and HNWI Guide

Security Boulevard

A term that is becoming increasingly familiar to executives and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) is “social engineering.” The post Safeguarding Your Privacy from Social Engineering Attacks: An Executive and HNWI Guide appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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U.S. authorities charged an Iranian national for long-running hacking campaign

Security Affairs

While purporting to work as a cybersecurity specialist for Iran-based clients, Mr. Nasab allegedly participated in a persistent campaign to compromise U.S. Nasab utilized the stolen identity of an actual individual to register a server and email accounts used in the attacks. ” continues the DoJ.

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