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All Gmail users at risk from clever replay attack

Malwarebytes

The signs to recognize this scam are the pages hosted at sites.google.com which should have been support.google.com and accounts.google.com and the sender address in the email header. If a person had all these accounts compromised in one go, this could easily lead to identity theft.

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Victims risk AsyncRAT infection after being redirected to fake Booking.com sites

Malwarebytes

The criminals can gather sensitive and financial information from infected devices which can lead to financial damages and even identity theft. Use a browser extension that blocks malicious domains and scams. Protect yourand your family’spersonal information by using identity protection. chargesguestescenter[.]com

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FBI warns of malicious free online document converters spreading malware

Security Affairs

The FBI warns of a significant increase in scams involving free online document converters to infect users with malware. “The FBI Denver Field Office is warning that agents are increasingly seeing a scam involving free online document converter tools, and we want to encourage victims to report instances of this scam.”

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FTC Recognizes Identity Theft Awareness Week

Identity IQ

FTC Recognizes Identity Theft Awareness Week. The Federal Trade Commission is commemorating Identity Theft Awareness Week with a series of free events focused on raising awareness and educating consumers about the growing risk of identity theft. A typical example is the phony delivery scam.

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Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?

Krebs on Security

You may have heard that today’s phone fraudsters like to use use caller ID spoofing services to make their scam calls seem more believable. But such records are ideally suited for criminals engaged in the type of phone scams that are the subject of this article. ” Image: Next Caller.

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National Consumer Protection Week: Keeping your personal data safe in a digitally connected world

Webroot

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. The growing risks to your data During the third quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than 422 million records worldwide.

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44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, Malwarebytes finds

Malwarebytes

According to new research conducted by Malwarebytes, 44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, while 78% encounter scams at least weekly. As Malwarebytes learned, 25% of scam victims were harassed or blackmailed, 19% had private info exposed, and 15% permanently lost their money. You can read the full report below.

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