Webroot

APRIL 11, 2025

For most of us, tax season is all about finding documents, filling out forms, and crossing your fingers youre getting a refund. Thats why each year, the IRS releases its list of Dirty Dozen Tax Scams. Common tax scams to watch out for in 2025 IRS Impersonation: The most common type of tax fraud starts with a phone call, text or email.

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Scams Identity Theft Backups Phishing 65

Troy Hunt

JULY 31, 2024

How many attempted scams do you get each day? The sender then attached a text file with 197 lines of email addresses and passwords belonging to users of Scott's pride and joy. Exposure of sensitive user data including names, emails, addresses, and documents. Financial and reputational damage due to security breaches.

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Scams Passwords Malware Accountability 362

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

This month, take advantage of all that NCPW offers, including access to free tools and information that can help you identify and prevent online scams, fraud, and identity theft. How to protect yourself and your data Smart ways to secure your devices Strong passwords – Make them long, random, and unique.

Consumer Protection 101

Consumer Protection Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 101

Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2019

Such scams typically notify the recipient that he/she is being sued, and instruct them to review the attached file and respond within a few days — or else. Our {legal team | legal council | legal departement} has prepared a document explaining the {litigation | legal dispute | legal contset}.

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Phishing Antivirus Scams Malware 280

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. In due course, the malicious actor was able to partially compromise our infrastructure, and gain access to document storage.” ” In the early morning hours of Nov. PST on Nov.

Cryptocurrency 364

Cryptocurrency Scams VPN Social Engineering 364

Dark Reading

JULY 14, 2022

Attackers use scam security checks to steal victims' government documents, photos, banking information, and email passwords, researchers warn.

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Scams Phishing Banking Passwords 131

Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Some of the information out there was granular enough to allow a variety of scams, but the most serious is SIM-card swapping scams, where a criminal, armed with enough information about you, and most crucially your phone number, arranges to have your number moved to a phone in the criminal’s possession. . Introducing the legacy fail.

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Scams Accountability Financial Services Insurance 197

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Your Gmail account stores valuable information such as emails, contacts, and documents. A compromised password can lead to identity theft and data breaches. To safeguard your Gmail password, you need to adopt a few best practices that will enhance your accounts security and keep cyber threats at bay.

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Passwords Identity Theft Accountability Data breaches 52

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

That investigation detailed how the 38-year-old Shefel adopted the nickname Rescator while working as vice president of payments at ChronoPay , a Russian financial company that paid spammers to advertise fake antivirus scams, male enhancement drugs and knockoff pharmaceuticals. “Hi, how are you?” ” he inquired.

Retail 274

Retail Advertising Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 274

Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2025

By purchasing prominent Google Ads, they are creating highly convincing fake login pages designed to pilfer sensitive information, including usernames, passwords, and even one-time passcodes (OTPs) the keys to someone’s financial data needed for tax compliance.

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Phishing Scams Accountability Authentication 83

Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

After a user logs in, the link prompts them to install a malicious but innocuously-named app that gives the attacker persistent, password-free access to any of the user’s emails and files, both of which are then plundered to launch malware and phishing scams against others.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Recent arrests in Ohio shed light on how this scam works. That phishing site prompted visitors to enter their account credentials — including usernames, passwords, one-time passcodes and PIN numbers — to unlock their accounts. That is, until the bank zeroed in on four individuals suspected of perpetrating the crime spree.

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Phishing Banking Scams Accountability 276

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking for feedback on new proposed rules to crack down on SIM swapping and number port-out fraud, increasingly prevalent scams in which identity thieves hijack a target’s mobile phone number and use that to wrest control over the victim’s online identity.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 20, 2023

Tax Season Scams: How to Protect Your Identity IdentityIQ While it’s important to be on high alert and protect your identity all year long, tax season is an especially vulnerable time. Every tax season, identity thieves run a variety of scams to get their hands on taxpayers’ personal information. It’s probably a scam.

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Scams Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Phishing 124

Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2022

The potential for hacks and scams is limited to the imagination of the person or group performing them. Sensitive information including passwords and financial information can be exfiltrated and ransomware can be deployed to block access to critical data. Change passwords regularly.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2025

Google Ads crew pivots Back in January, we documented a large phishing campaign targeting Google accounts via Google Ads using a very specific technique that abused Google Sites. We would like to stress that we are not referring to any vulnerability or data breach with Semrush or its platform in this post.

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Scams Accountability Phishing Advertising 67

SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. Also in the 1990s, the first online scams appeared. Phishing and scams: current types of fraud. They just need to sign up and pay a small fee.

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Scams Phishing Social Engineering Banking 134

Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

Kennedy Airport, according to court documents unsealed Monday. District Court for the Southern District of California allege Firsov was the administrator of deer.io, an online platform that hosted more than 24,000 shops for selling stolen and/or hacked usernames and passwords for a variety of top online destinations.

Accountability 355

Accountability Advertising Hacking Cybercrime 355

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

But SIM swaps are frequently abused by scam artists who trick mobile providers into tying a target’s service to a new SIM card and mobile phone that the attackers control. In some cases, fraudulent SIM swaps succeed thanks to lax authentication procedures at mobile phone stores. A WORRIED MOM. All four major U.S.

Mobile 251

Mobile Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Scams 251

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

Abnormal Security documented how it tied the email back to a young man in Nigeria who acknowledged he was trying to save up money to help fund a new social network he is building called Sociogram. “You can provide us accounting data for the access to any company, for example, login and password to RDP, VPN, corporate email, etc.

Ransomware 363

Ransomware Social Engineering Cybercrime Scams 363

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2025

” The security breach did not expose passwords, private keys, or customer funds. Exposed data included contact details, partial SSNs and bank info, ID images, account history, and limited internal documents. “ Coinbase will reimburse scammed retail users after verification, it is also opening a new support hub in the U.S.

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Data breaches Banking Accountability Retail 87

Identity IQ

JANUARY 26, 2022

How Do You Avoid Tax Scams? Tax season is here, and it’s essential to watch out for common tax scams. The IRS reports that in the last nine years tax scams have cost victims more than $23 million. Here are two scams to be aware of and a few tips for how you can help avoid them. Phone Scams. Email Phishing Scams.

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Scams Identity Theft Phishing Accountability 105

Identity IQ

JUNE 27, 2023

This report explores key findings based on IdentityIQ member-reported data and found significant jumps in two major types of scams: peer-to-peer payment apps utilizing platforms such as Cash App, Zelle and Venmo, surging more than 58%, and scams stemming from the theft of personal documents, increasing by 44%.

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Scams Identity Theft Education Consumer Protection 95

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Money Transfer Scam – Scammers hack the victims’s email accounts, monitor conversations between the buyers and title agents, send instructions on where to wire the money. This sensitive stage — a confusing flurry of representatives, documentation and planning — represents an attractive target for con artists with ill intentions.

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Scams Advertising Accountability Surveillance 105

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers.

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Mobile Marketing Consumer Protection Wireless 361

eSecurity Planet

MAY 16, 2025

The stolen information was then used in social engineering scams that tricked users into giving away their crypto. Limited internal corporate documentation. No passwords, private keys, or customer funds were accessed. Extra ID checks and scam-awareness prompts for suspicious accounts. Government-issued ID images.

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Social Engineering Scams Accountability Engineering 70

Malwarebytes

MARCH 20, 2021

There’s been a number of scams targeting fans of major upcoming video game releases over the last week or two. Early access, where players are granted first look at a title by paying or for free, is where our latest scam lies. This is perfect bait for younger gamers who may not be aware of this type of scam attempt.

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Scams Phishing Media Authentication 114

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lee was trying to scam people on Telegram. Unfortunately for us, Doug freaked out after deciding he’d been tricked — backing up his important documents, changing his passwords, and then reinstalling macOS on his computer. ” Image: SlowMist. Image: SlowMist.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Even if you’ve never been scammed before, you may know somebody who has. 2020 was a high-water mark for online scams and fraud. Not every scam is strictly about money. Here are five things to remember if you’ve been scammed. If the data you handed over was an account credential, change the password immediately.

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Scams Banking Accountability Passwords 92

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. As documented by Group-IB, the group pivoted from its access to Twilio to attack at least 163 of its customers. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. According to an Aug.

Social Engineering 359

Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 359

Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

By focusing on this context, we hope that you’ll come away with a stronger understanding about, for instance, why you should use a password manager rather than that you should use a password manager. In the world of online scams, criminals care about one thing: Your money. Don’t lose thousands upon thousands of dollars.

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Internet Internet Scams Passwords 133

Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

However, these disasters can make you more vulnerable to identity theft, as critical documents and devices may be lost , stolen, or damaged, and the urgency of the situation often leads to lapses in security. During a disaster, keep documents and devices with you, use secure connections, and monitor your accounts for unusual activity.

Identity Theft 105

Identity Theft Scams Insurance VPN 105

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

DocuSign is a service that allows people to sign documents in the Cloud. Signing documents electronically saves a lot of paper and time. Recipients can check links by hovering their mouse pointer over the document link in the email. If it is an actual DocuSign document it will be hosted at docusign.net.

Phishing 145

Phishing Password Management Passwords Accountability 145

Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Its a top-end, true all-in-one offering based on a new platform that combines antivirus, password manager, identity protection, VPN, backup, and parental controls. Password managers generate strong, unique passwords and simplify their use, protecting you and saving time by automatically filling in credentials for website and app logins.

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Identity Theft Backups Antivirus Encryption 70

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

The international police organization INTERPOL said last week it had shuttered the notorious 16Shop, a popular phishing-as-a-service platform launched in 2017 that made it simple for even complete novices to conduct complex and convincing phishing scams. 16Shop documentation instructing operators on how to deploy the kit.

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Phishing Passwords Hacking Internet 242

Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

“They would just keep jamming a few individuals to get [remote] access, read some onboarding documents, enroll a new 2FA [two-factor authentication method] and exfiltrate code or secrets, like a smash-and-grab,” the CXO said. The flash scam netted the perpetrators more than $100,000 in the ensuing hours.

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Social Engineering Phishing Accountability Engineering 293

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Password manager: Norton generates strong passwords and syncs logins across all your protected devices. Even McAfee’s most basic plan includes a VPN, identity monitoring, and text scam detection. Norton 360 lacks text scam detection, but again, Norton does offer a free detection tool, Genie. 5 Pricing: 4.7/5

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Antivirus Software Identity Theft Spyware 62