Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

Digging further into the skimmer's infrastructure on Russian-based hosting provider DDoS-Guard, we came across a digital crime haven for cryptocurrency scams, Bitcoin mixers, malware distribution sites and much more. In the next section, we will show exactly what happens during this process of data collection and exfiltration.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. It has significantly impacted data collection and handling practices, giving consumers more control over how businesses handle their data. How does CPRA impact business operations?

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

Once a URL is entered, the bot will generate several scam links targeting users of the service. Archive with phishing kits posted in a Telegram scam channel Contents of a free phishing kit archive Phishers also share stolen personal data with their subscribers, tagging it with information on whether it was verified or not.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Hermann’s deep expertise in identity theft protection, credit and financial education and leveraging data to implement scalable business solutions will immediately benefit Entryway as the organization works to create efficiencies through data collection to serve a greater number of at-risk individuals and families across all of its program markets.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

These data sets may include IP addresses, operating systems, browser type, game time and web page interactions. In other words, collecting your data is a process in which you are more directly involved than you might think. It may seem a reasonable and straightforward exchange to benefit from services at first.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 10, 2023

But while it’s an easy experiment to run, it misses the real risk of large language models (LLMs) writing scam emails. Today’s human-run scams aren’t limited by the number of people who respond to the initial email contact. So why were scammers still sending such obviously dubious emails?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2024

Even apps that collect PHI information protected by HIPAA may still share/use your information that doesn't fall under HIPAA protections. Mental health apps collect a wealth of personal information Naturally, data collected by apps falling under the "mental health" umbrella varies widely (as do the apps that fall under this umbrella.)

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Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

com was legitimate or a scam. He concluded it was a scam based on several factors, including that the website listed multiple other names (suggesting it had recently switched names), and that he got nothing from the transaction with the job site. “But it’s really just a smoke and mirrors game.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2022

Perhaps some were totally unaware, maybe some saw harmless looking promotions for more accurate data collection and a bump in cash. Simply hoping that it isn’t a scam from top to bottom won’t save you from a rogue install. There is the question of whether or not some developers were up to no good.

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Mobile Financial Services Data collection Scams 102

Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Control Your Data Trail Be mindful of the trail of data you leave behind in order to take charge of your online presence. Many websites and services allow you to opt out of their data collection procedures. Read privacy policies carefully and exercise your right to control your data where possible.

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Identity Theft Education Media Accountability 52

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

” The service charged 20 percent of all “scam wires,” unauthorized wire transfers resulting from bank account takeovers or scams like CEO impersonation schemes. Others are fairly opaque about their data collection and retention policies.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. The cybercrooks might also use the data to contact their victims later, staging a more convincing swindle. This increased usage meant the users’ risk of losing personal data was now higher, too.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Cybercriminals are driven by financial motives to amass data collection. Data infiltration can occur at any part of a company’s life cycle, making continuous testing in DevOps crucial for security success. The constant threat of data infiltration looms over employees’ heads daily. Phishing scams.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Every year, up to 10% of Americans fall for a scam, which often leads to the exposure of their personal data, according to Legaljobs. Why Is Data Privacy Important? If you have never been affected by a scam or issue such as identity theft, then you may not yet fully comprehend the important role that data privacy plays.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 14, 2021

Telemedicine, for instance, has generated a larger pool for potential phishing scams, as patients often need to click on a link in an email to access the service. This has been particularly prevalent during the pandemic with the number of cyberattacks on healthcare rising significantly.

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Herjavec Group

JANUARY 22, 2021

January 28 th is Data Privacy Day, an international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. But in the rush to transition online, both enterprises and individuals were made more vulnerable to cyber infiltrations and scams than ever before.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2021

A recent IBM and Ponemon Institute study found the average cost of a data breach for a company last year came in at $3.86 Cyberattacks are conducted because the data collected – such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and financial account information – is financially valuable to the criminals. million. .

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

Those risks include: Fraud, spam or virus attacks Falling prey to online scams, resulting in data or identity theft Potential for negative comments from employees about the organisation Legal consequences if employees use these sites to view or distribute objectionable, illicit or offensive material.

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Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

January 28 th is Data Privacy Day, an international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. But in the rush to transition online, both enterprises and individuals were made more vulnerable to cyber infiltrations and scams than ever before.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

To gain insights into the financial threat landscape, we analyzed data on malicious activities on the devices of Kaspersky security product users. Individuals who use these products voluntarily made their data available to us through Kaspersky Security Network. All data collected from Kaspersky Security Network was anonymized.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Data collected by the Internet Storm Center dug into “Survival Time History”, which is “calculated as the average time between reports for an average target IP address. Exploits were rampant.

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Herjavec Group

JANUARY 27, 2022

Data Privacy Week aims to create awareness about online privacy, educate citizens on how to manage and secure their personal information, and support businesses in respecting data and being more transparent about how they collect and use customer data. The mountain of delivery boxes in my garage can vouch for that !

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

From advanced APT campaigns targeting crypto organizations (BlueNoroff, NaiveCopy, etc) to various types of hastily made crypto scams, we observe threat actors diversifying their malicious activity against crypto investors — and not only them. The main tool we use to obtain and analyze threat-related data is Kaspersky Security Network (KSN).

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams. The now-defunct and always phony cryptocurrency trading platform xtb-market[.]com,

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Spinone

JULY 16, 2019

Here are some clear signs that are signaling that your G Suite email security is under a threat and there is a phishing scam in front of you : Odd email addresses in From and Reply to fields; an unusual mix of people you are in the copy with; Sense of urgency. There is a 90% probability it’s a phishing scam. By being cautious.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

As we know, a lot of this data is valuable to advertisers—this is what pundits focus on when they invoke the value of “oil” in discussing modern data collection—but this data is also valuable to an entirely separate group that has learned to abuse private information in novel and frightening ways: Cybercriminals.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

GIB Threat Intelligence cyber threats data collection system has been named one of the best in class by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC. There has been a significant rise in the number of crimes committed using web phishing and fake websites of banks, payment systems, telecoms operators, online stores and famous brands.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A total of 5310 links were collected. The vast majority of them (5307) led to phishing pages, while the rest led to scam pages. We’ve made several observations based on the data collected. One link was selected from each subdomain in order to maximize the sample range and rule out any outliers.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2020

As a result, domain name registrars are under increasing pressure to do more to combat scams and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Looking at the data collected, the pattern of visits are highest on Monday and Friday, and the lowest visit count is on the weekend.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Examples of scam messages on Twitter. However, this is not the only potential consequence of doxing, especially for cases of targeted data collection in which the attackers do not limit themselves to publicly available data sources but actually hack the accounts of a victim for the purpose of obtaining access to private content.

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Identity Theft Phishing Accountability Banking 87

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Additionally, we looked at the phishing activity around gaming, specifically that related to cybersports tournaments, bookmakers, gaming marketplaces, and gaming platforms, and found numerous examples of scams that target gamers and esports fans. Key findings.

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Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 96

Spinone

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

These include: Impersonation of brands Account hijacking (Pinterest is more vulnerable to this as it does not offer the same level of account protection as other popular social networks) Viruses embedded in image files Scam pins that could link to malware. million users personal details.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open-sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. in Q2 2022.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The availability of access to the email accounts of C-level executives could allow threat actors to carry out multiple malicious activities, from cyber espionage to BEC scams.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from March to June, Q2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. in Q1 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 30, 2021

one business leader fell victim to a deepfake scam ?where The liveness detection capabilities of biometrics mean that the system is able to detect if a face or a fingerprint is real or fake by using algorithms that analyse data collected from biometric scanners and readers. In a famous case,?

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