Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

The risks to the privacy of Australian customers are at an all-time high, as the nation has reported the highest percentage of mobile threats globally, standing at 26.9%. The average Australian netizen uses web-based mobile apps to browse, entertain, communicate, and shop online. Australian Mobile Cybersecurity in 2022.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2022

New research from security firm CloudSEK shows that more than 3,200 mobile applications were leaking Twitter API (Application Program Interface) keys, which can be used to gain access and take over user accounts. These soldiers come from vulnerabilities in mobile applications.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

The US DEO Data Breach was disclosed exactly after a week when Web security firm WizCaze discovered a data breach that affected residents of over 80 US Cities through an exploit on Mobile Mapping software offering company PeopleGIS that led to the leak of over 1000GB data or over 1.6 million files from a mis-configured Amazon S3 Bucket.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

So, they are being asked to click on the email links that lead them to banking frauds, identity theft when personal details are revealed, and sometimes download spying malware to their systems. Coming to threats targeting mobile devices, the company says that it blocked over 3 million adware attacks, 7.2

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Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), last year there was a 13% increase in reports of misuse for both new and existing accounts compared to the year prior. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

Then they use the details to conduct data breaches, identity thefts, financial losses or such… Why do the bad actors indulge in Shoulder Surfing? Well, precisely speaking, not much effort is required to steal details in this tactic, linked to social engineering attacks.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2023

News of data dumps is often scary as the possibilities of identity theft, account takeovers, user de-anonymization, and other online data-driven threats rear their ugly heads. Privacy Affairs claims data in the set can be used in social engineering attacks and doxxing. How bad is this? Should Twitter users be concerned?

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In fact, last year 55% of identity crime cases reported to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) were due to compromised credentials. In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In fact, last year 55% of identity crime cases reported to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) were due to compromised credentials. In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Although most people think of money and theft when it comes to credit card fraud, it’s also a form of identity theft. Someone claims to be you and uses your resources and identity to make purchases. Social Engineering Social engineering is one of the more devious types of credit card fraud.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 3, 2022

The vulnerability in mobile applications often is the result of an error on the part of the developer, the report said. While developing a mobile application, developers use the Twitter API for testing. While doing so, they save the credentials within the mobile application. APIs and Machine Identity: What You Need to Know.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

A man from New York has pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of computer intrusion causing damage. The maximum term and fine for one count of aggravated identity theft is 2 years and $250,000. What happened? As we said, big trouble and bigger fines. How did they do it?

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BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

Say it again, I double dare you Anyone familiar with phishing and social engineering will know scammers often use psychological tricks to get victims to divulge personal data. Repetition can lead people to over-disclose information, that could then put them at risk of identity theft and cybercrime.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

These are off limits regardless of where the BYOD is located, and organizations should use a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution to provide email segmentation and data management. SMishing is social engineering in the form of SMS text messages.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Besides Artificial Intelligence to scale operations, in a novel approach to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA), the perpetrators crafted malicious Android code that mimics official mobile banking applications. Utilizing AI-driven bots for advanced social engineering techniques.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

“ The man has been charged with a total of 21 crimes, including identity theft, fraud, embezzlement, and attempted grand theft. Attacker impersonates the victim to request the mobile provider’s tech support staff into reassigning the victim’s phone number to a SIM card owned by the crook.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

social engineer a mobile provider employee to facilitate a SIM swap). social engineer a mobile provider employee to facilitate a SIM swap). And with enough of a digital fingerprint created they can do some pretty terrifying things.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2023

Summary In the midst of significant layoffs hitting the previously immune tech industry, scammers have mobilized and doubled down on targeting job seekers with various employment scams.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Meanwhile, greater reliance on mobile devices for everything from managing our bank accounts to checking credit scores leaves fintech users more at-risk than ever.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Millions of customers of large businesses have been left vulnerable to identity theft, thanks to a security flaw that exposes their personal data to illicit download. Threat actors can abuse PII to conduct phishing and social engineering attacks. Millions affected. Looming dangers.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

The answer, like most other cybersecurity-adjacent answers, lies in a combination of factors including social engineering , weak passwords, and other risky security moves or attacks. What to do when your credentials are compromised How are credentials compromised in the first place? As a result, about 3.9

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

This not only enables them to perform more effective social engineering, spear phishing, or other targeted attacks against you, but also those around you whose information they have also gleaned from your public profile.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

This not only enables them to perform more effective social engineering, spear phishing, or other targeted attacks against you, but also those around you whose information they have also gleaned from your public profile.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

The research will cover such innovations of interest as P2P payments, mobile payments, digital wallets and central bank digital currencies – nationally sponsored cryptocurrencies that, unlike Bitcoin or Monero, would serve as a legitimate substitute for a country’s official currency.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

This scam is most often used when an attacker compromises legitimate email accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques. In 2020, the IC3 observed an increase in the number of BEC/EAC complaints related to the use of identity theft and funds being converted to cryptocurrency. Visit www.ic3.gov

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Don’t be square: Newly-unsealed COPPA suit says Zuck’s mob knows full well there are loads of users under the age of 13, but did nothing. The post Meta Sued for Ignoring its Underage Kids Problem (Because Money) appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. The Android challenge In the digital age, mobile applications have become an integral part of our lives, transforming the way we communicate, work, and entertain ourselves. Cybernews has the story.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

“Mobile phishing increases more than 300% as 2020 chaos continues.” Social Security number. Bad actors can then use this information for future medical insurance or identity theft schemes. Written by Social-Engineer. Healthcare sees 580% jump in ransomware attacks. ” Fight Security Fatigue.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In March 2014, hackers used login information leaked by eBay employees to access sensitive user data of 145 million customers , putting these users at risk of identity theft, password theft and phishing risks. There were 9,701 cases of corporate hardware theft or loss in 2015 and 56 of those led to confirmed data breaches.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

One common objective is identity theft, where hackers assume your identity to commit fraudulent activities like opening credit accounts or making unauthorized purchases. Educate yourself and your employees about phishing techniques, social engineering, and the importance of maintaining strong security measures.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

These factors will probably lead to a more diverse and fragmented data market, with the emergence and re-emergence of local web tracking and mobile app tracking companies, especially on government and educational websites. This places serious demands on security of mobile devices and privacy-preserving ways of storing the data.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

Protect your company computers, laptops and mobile devices with security products all managed via a cloud-based management console. It is used to avoid unauthorized data access, cyber-attacks, and identity theft. Click below to get the full Gartner report and 3 free episodes, and see why everyone loves NINJIO. Visit website.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Reduce identity theft from phishing and other social engineering schemes. Modern Authentication relies on technologies, such as FIDO and Webauthn, contextual authentication and modern federation protocols, which ensure proper user identity and access controls in cloud environments.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. In 2022, our mobile solution blocked 360,185 attempts to click on phishing links from messengers. The cybercrooks might also use the data to contact their victims later, staging a more convincing swindle.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Spyware can silently infect a computer, mobile device or tablet, trying to collect keystrokes, gather sensitive data, or study user behavior, all the while victims remain entirely unaware of the intrusion.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Spyware can silently infect a computer, mobile device or tablet, trying to collect keystrokes, gather sensitive data, or study user behavior, all the while victims remain entirely unaware of the intrusion.

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