CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 3, 2023

In a typical SNDL attack, the attacker gains access to encrypted data by intercepting network traffic, accessing data stores, or by using techniques such as social engineering or malware to gain access to critical information. This data can be used for identity theft, fraudulent transactions, or other malicious purposes.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Tor Project maintains that while it accepts federal funding, the organization does not work with the NSA to reveal the identities of any of its users. With a mix of infiltration, social engineering, and many hours of investigative work, authorities were able to discover Ulbricht’s identity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) hackers like Conti, Hive and LockBit narrowing their focus from larger healthcare systems to smaller hospitals and specialty clinics, it is becoming easier than ever to retrieve the data and use it for launching various fraud and identity theft schemes.

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Identity IQ

MAY 16, 2023

This can be used to deceive individuals or organizations and potentially facilitate scams or social engineering attacks. Armed with this knowledge, they can engage in various forms of identity theft , such as fraudulently opening accounts in the victim’s name.

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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. The idea is to present them with enough obstacles that their time is better spent elsewhere.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews The information exposed in this data leak could have been exploited for fraud, identity theft, phishing attempts, or as a source of data for meticulously targeted cyberattacks. Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

At Social-Engineer, we define impersonation as “the practice of pretexting as another person with the goal of obtaining information or access to a person, company, or computer system.” These emails can present a fake sense of authority that can very easily pressure an individual to take actions they normally wouldn’t.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

This tactic underscores their commitment to identity theft and the exploitation of unsuspecting individuals through deceptive online means. Utilizing AI-driven bots for advanced social engineering techniques. Additionally, they offer ongoing updates and technical support for conducting fraud.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2022

The industry is strained by so many factors that proper cybersecurity protocols can be overlooked, presenting an opportunity for threat actors to try to turn a quick buck. On top of this, the organization is offering a free two-year membership to Experian's IdentityWorks, which helps protect against identity theft.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This now leaves you open to identity theft, and other related shenanigans. I have funds worth “Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars” -$27.500.000.00 US Dollars which i want to entrust on you for investment project in your country.If This will be you. Personal details stolen.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

The information can then be used to access other accounts associated with the individual, install malware, initiate a ransomware infection, or conduct identity theft impacting the business. SMishing is social engineering in the form of SMS text messages. Remote access. Remote Access.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

Overworked admins, who may be managing many thousands of identities and privileges, are often forced to give blanket permissions, which can lead to over-privileged or unauthorized access – an enormous risk in any organization. If employees aren't careful, they can fall for this social engineering tactic.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Malicious actors and scammers, commonly referred to as “bad actors,” are adept at seizing the opportunity presented by these tragedies to carry out their deceitful schemes. The personal information collected could then be used to fraudulently bill federal health care programs and commit medical identity theft.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Now when the app is presented with the color purple, it will know that red was involved too and hence it is valid. And the collected PII can be used to launch other social engineering attacks or identity theft. This standard is also used by Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

During these conversations, cybercriminals employed social engineering techniques to gain access not only to the internal network of the company, but also to tools that enabled them to manage Twitter user accounts. Identity theft. One result of doxing aimed at an individual employee may also be theft of their identity.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 24, 2021

Cyber crooks also pounced on new vulnerabilities presented by the explosion in remote loan originations and closings, the research found. As consumers relied increasingly on digital payment products during 2020, identity fraud scams kept pace with this shift in behavior, the report reveals. There is also some good news to be had.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

Moreover, it will look at cybercriminal activities related to circumventing identity and authentication mechanisms for these innovations, including the development of synthetic identities, identity theft and account takeovers. Perhaps the researchers may even uncover schemes that were previously unknown or underreported.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It was the week before Christmas, the time when the Christmas feeling really kicks in, the weather cooled on cue, and presents began to populate the area beneath our Charlie Brown fake Christmas tree. We’ll also discuss how major data breaches occur, and what you can do to protect yourself in the Age of the Large Data Breach.

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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? Will we ever get rid of passwords completely?

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Phishing emails were a prevalent mode of attack, and they have been in circulation since at least the mid-1990s. An artificially generated “person.”

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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. The component detects all pages with phishing content that the user has tried to open by following a link in an email message or on the web, as long as links to these pages are present in the Kaspersky database.

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