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Navigating the Web of Romance Scams: A Guide for Businesses and Consumers

Webroot

In the digital age, the quest for love has moved online, but so have the fraudsters, with romance scams reaching record highs. These scams don’t just harm individuals financially and emotionally; they can also pose significant risks to businesses.

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Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

Security Affairs

VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. This scam cleverly manipulates trust and the routine nature of order confirmations to breach personal security.

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Be Wary of Scammers in the Holiday Season

Security Through Education

This time of year also brings a surge of promotional scams. With the increase of malware related scams mentioned at the outset, it is important to be on guard when searching through our inbox. If you mistype a website by accident, there may be a scam website deliberately misspelled to catch accidental web traffic.

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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

The second story was about a number of verified Twitter accounts having been "hacked" and then leveraged in Bitcoin scams. The issue I continually came back to when reflecting on the hacking "victim blaming" comments was that they implied people were not responsible for the personal security decisions they made.

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NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

Krebs on Security

A 24-year-old New York man who bragged about helping to steal more than $20 million worth of cryptocurrency from a technology executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Nicholas Truglia, holding bottle. Image: twitter.com/erupts.

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Malwarebytes consumer product roundup: The latest

Malwarebytes

Using the latest VPN technology, WireGuard® protocol, you can enjoy better online privacy at a quicker speed than traditional VPNs. What you get with our apps: Android: Scan for viruses and malware, and detect ransomware, android exploits, phishing scams, and even potentially unwanted apps.

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12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2023

eSecurity Planet

The platform’s unique fingerprinting technology curtails scans to relevant application and device types. Web crawling technology covers the entire attack surface, including the network, assets, and the deep web. Prioritized vulnerability risk scoring cuts through the noise and provides quick, actionable results. Key Differentiators.

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