Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Internet scams are everywhere, inflicting billions of dollars in reported losses from victims each year. Anyone can fall for online scams, as tactics are tailored to the interests of all age groups. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most common scams: Coronavirus-related scams. A daily dose of spam.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

How to Avoid and Report Boss Scams. A boss scam is a phishing (email) or smishing (text messages) scam used by hackers. Hackers send fraudulent emails or texts in the boss scam, impersonating your boss or another executive. Here is more information on how to help avoid boss scams and where to report these scams.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. The post Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast appeared first on Security Boulevard. Why am I not surprised?

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2019 annual Internet Crime Report included 467,361 complaints about suspected internet crime with losses of $3.5 Consider that the average cost for a ransomware attack against a business is about $4,400, and your run of the mill phishing incident weighs in at a much less hefty $500.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

The increasing number of news articles circulating on the internet in the wake of COVID-19 has resulted in the rise of Phishing attacks which feed on people’s fears. Phishing emails have been driven up to 600% since the end of February as cybercriminals capitalize on people’s fears. How Phishing Attack Works?

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them IdentityIQ The holiday season is a time for celebration, giving, and spending time with loved ones. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2022

Experts identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. USA) has identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. 1 – Example of Phishing Page Delivered by Azure Front Door (AFD).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

Cyber swindlers, also known as cyber fraudsters, are individuals or groups who use the internet and technology to commit fraud or deception for financial gain. They use various methods, such as phishing scams, identity theft, credit card fraud, and other forms of online scams to steal money or sensitive information from their victims.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3.gov) gov) has released their 2021 Internet Crime Report. For several years, the #1 Cybercrime type has been Business Email Compromise followed by the #2 of Romance Scam. For several years, the #1 Cybercrime type has been Business Email Compromise followed by the #2 of Romance Scam.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

“According to this actor, he had originally intended to send his targets—all senior-level executives—phishing emails to compromise their accounts, but after that was unsuccessful, he pivoted to this ransomware pretext,” Abnormal’s Crane Hassold wrote. Source: FBI/IC3 2020 Internet Crime Report.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The Kaspersky Anti-Phishing component blocked 434,898,635 attempts at accessing scam sites. The most frequent targets of phishing attacks were online stores (18.12 The contact phone trick was heavily used both in email messages and on phishing pages. Many governments did their best to help citizens during the pandemic.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

Whether it’s helping hospitals avoid becoming the next ransomware victim or kneecapping new COVID-19-themed scam websites, these nascent partnerships may well end up saving lives. At least three major industry groups are working to counter the latest cyber threats and scams. ” SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC. .

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Hot for Security

MAY 11, 2021

In 2020, The National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Active Cyber Defense (ACD) program managed to curb the online scam economy in a record-breaking takedown of 700,595 scams. The NCSC notes that the HMRC-themed attacks were among the most popular UK government departments used as a phishing lure, with over 4,000 campaigns in 2020.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2022

It is also likely that phishing will become a lot more sophisticated and intrusive, enabled by Metaverse technology. Blockchain scams. Blockchain scams could easily take place nested within legitimate businesses. Common scams to look out for. The internet is, by this point, a must for business. Management.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Cyber criminals who specialize in plundering local governments and school districts are in their heyday. These scams rely on the failure of a subordinate employee to recognize a cleverly spoofed email directive. Social engineering trigger While no fancy malware is needed to pull off a BEC scam, technology does come into play.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 2, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a warning on Wednesday about fake COVID-19 vaccine survey scams promising fake prizes or cash payments to recipients. Some phishing emails may look like they’re sent from an actual company or government agency and use industry jargon and official logos. However, there’s a catch.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers. This means the person who completes the full task not only gives the scammers money, but also recommends the scam to people in their list of contacts. Trends of the year.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today. Individuals. Businesses.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Cybercriminals double down on successful internet scams, with a focus on phishing, BEC and other defrauding schemes that have proven to work.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2022

The internet can be a dangerous place. There are several types of phishing attacks, which are just one form of cybercrime. . A phishing attack takes place when a criminal pretends to be someone they’re not to trick people into giving over their personal information, such as their credit card details. Spear phishing.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. ” Group-IB dubbed the gang by a different name — 0ktapus — which was a nod to how the criminal group phished employees for credentials. On July 28 and again on Aug. According to an Aug.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

“According to this actor, he had originally intended to send his targets—all senior-level executives—phishing emails to compromise their accounts, but after that was unsuccessful, he pivoted to this ransomware pretext,” Hassold wrote. – Government entities. billion in 2020. .” – Canada. – Australia.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Anand’s statement also included the fact that the company self-reported the incident to the cyber governing authority and will notify all the affected users about the data loss. He also announced that the company has taken all cybersecurity measures to prevent such data leak in the future.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 2, 2022

In the post , Nathaniel Gleicher, Meta’s head of security policy, and David Agranovich, Meta’s director of threat disruption said: “We took down this operation, blocked their domains from being shared on our platform, and shared information with other tech platforms, researchers and governments.

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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. The term “phishing” was coined back in 1996, when cybercriminals attacked users of America Online (AOL), the largest internet provider at that time.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

million (roughly $750 million) through authorized and unauthorized fraud and scams in the UK alone. The threat which was mentioned the most in responses to the survey was phishing. This is no surprise as phishing is often the prelude to more serious threats like ransomware, breaches, and BEC scams. How can we help?

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2021

This past year, in particular, internet services have experienced anywhere from a 40% to 100% rise in usage as part of COVID-19 lockdowns. During the pandemic, for instance, Google has reported a 350% increase in phishing sites. Some popular scams people are falling for involve: Expedited stimulus checks. Donation scams.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Cybercrime doesn’t just affect big businesses and national governments. The Internet of Things. IBM describes the internet of things (IoT) as the “the concept of connecting any device … to the Internet and to other connected devices.” Impersonation Scams. What You Can Do.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2022

We tend to accept that younger folks are supposed to be more tech savvy, given they’ve grown up with computers and the Internet pretty much their whole lives. If you go back about 15 or so years, a lot of security advice focused on the “warning your grandmother away from scams” routine. Your grandfather knows what he’s doing.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Cybercriminals continued targeting gamers’ accounts filled with valuable in-game items or giving access to games on several devices, and often used in-game currency to lure victims to participate in their scams. Unfortunately, this ambiguity sets the stage for an anticipated increase in charity-related scams in 2024.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. These methods are commonly employed in wire fraud and well-known bogus invoice scams. billion on organizations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

It said that pro-Russia hacktivist group KillNet has been launching “waves of attacks against Western countries, targeting governments and companies with focus on the healthcare sector”. Government: ChatGPT Not Such A Threat Yet…But Dump TikTok Now The U.K.’s Tech support scams cost $806.6m. the report said.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 24, 2021

Fraud losses climbed to $56 billion in 2020 and identity fraud scams accounted for a staggering $43 billion of that cost, according to a new report. Criminals instead opted to interact directly with their fraud victims via identity fraud scams, seeing that direct interaction yields better chances of success.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A VPN will encrypt an internet connection and ensure employees can safely browse the internet, which protects the organizations from man-in-the-middle attacks. Cybercriminals can intercept your browsing data to steal personal identifiable information (PII), such as name, address, email, phone numbers, and even login credentials.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Related: Coronavirus scams leverage email As we get deeper into dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the need for authorities and experts to communicate reliably and effectively with each other, as well as to the general public, is vital. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

The type of documents exposed includes business licenses, residential records such as deeds, tax information, and resumes for applicants to government jobs. Much of this information is supposed to be only accessible by the government and the citizens, meaning someone could potentially defraud an individual by posing as a government official.

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