Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2022

It has its own statute and specific regulations governing administration and accounting. “From 1 December 2012 the Revenue Agency incorporated the Territory Agency (article 23-quater of Legislative Decree 95/2012).” The bodies of the Agency are made up of the Director, the Management Committee, the Board of Auditors.”

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Government Hacking Scams 107

Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2021

Note that account credentials and banking details don’t appear to be part of the proof. This was not a LinkedIn data breach, and no private member account data from LinkedIn was included in what we’ve been able to review.” This suggests that the data was scraped rather than breached. Don’t know what HaveIBeenPwned is?

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Accountability VPN Scams 145

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Europol has summarized the overall results of this sting: 106 arrests, mostly in Spain and some in Italy 16 house searches 118 bank accounts frozen Seizures include many electronic devices, 224 credit cards, SIM cards and point-of-sale terminals, a marijuana plantation and equipment for its cultivation and distribution.

Cybercrime 92

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Phishing 92

The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Somewhat quietly since about 2012 or so, nation states in that region, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, commenced a quiet surge to the forefront of implementing comprehensive cybersecurity regulations. Our lackadaisical attitude about guarding our digital footprints and our propensity to overshare stand out in high relief.

Computers and Electronics 113

Computers and Electronics Data privacy Encryption Media 113

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And even if most users didn’t fall for the scam, even a small percentage of hundreds of millions was enough to make the attacks very lucrative for criminals. bank accounts in 2012 by cybercrooks using malware like keyloggers. Email and spam were by far the most popular.

Cybercrime 87

Cybercrime Small Business Antivirus Malware 87

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This trend aimed at reducing threats from banking Trojans for PCs has been continuing in Russia since 2012. At present, only three criminal groups— Buhtrap2 , RTM , and Toplel —steal money from the accounts of legal entities in Russia. They account for 80% of all financial phishing sites.

Cyber Attacks 108

Cyber Attacks Banking Cyber threats Phishing 108

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Inova has been operating since 2012 and has handled thousands of cases since then. Although your data may not have been found by anyone else, in case any ill-intentioned hacker discovered it, here are some of the risks people exposed could face: Phishing Scams and Malware. Scammers like this are pretty common in Turkey.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Identity Theft Education 122

SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Here, workers prepare a presentation the day before the CeBIT 2012 technology trade fair. Cofense researcher found version two of the phishing scam in March. ” So how to spot and stop this scam? “Do you even use the product being referenced in the scam? Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

Phishing 65

Phishing Scams Malware Social Engineering 65

Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Compare that to 2012 when the UAE ranked fifth in the Global Cybersecurity Index. Using what some call deep voice, criminals impersonated the voice of a top executive to convince a bank manager to transfer US$35 million to their account. Even so, the UAE saw 166,667 victims of cybercrime who lost a combined US$746 million.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Banking Education Antivirus 52

Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There have been some very high profile data breaches in the last couple of years, all of which have cost thousands of dollars of damage and a severe blow to the reputation of the company involved: In late 2014, hackers stole the account information of over 500 million Yahoo email accounts.

Data breaches 40

Data breaches Passwords Backups Accountability 40

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In particular, advertisers can display targeted offerings, and attackers can access accounts with various services, such as online banking. For example, an attacker could log in to a victim’s Facebook account and post a phishing link or spread spam. Attacks on personal data. Their enduring relevance is a surprise.

Mobile 145

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 145

Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

— Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) April 4, 2012 I was reminded of this only a few days ago when I came across yet another Windows virus scam, the kind that's been doing the rounds for a decade now but refuses to die. Maybe they're plugging into the API directly from the account page there?

VPN 363

VPN Phishing DNS Encryption 363

Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

We’ve written at length about account compromise and identity theft , and how criminals will often hijack accounts belonging to dead people. The amount of abandoned accounts due to death can only ever go up, and nobody is really paying attention if someone accesses them illicitly. By that point it could already be too late.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Social Engineering Accountability Scams 98

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2018

But beneath the lurid allure of both stories lies a more unsettling reality: It has never been easier for scam artists to launch convincing, targeted phishing and extortion scams that are automated on a global scale. The missive threatens to release the video to all your contacts unless you pay a Bitcoin ransom.

Phishing 174

Phishing Passwords Scams Password Management 174

Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

When, back in 2012, I first wrote in Forbes about smartphone taxi and e-hail apps , I warned that while leveraging technology to improve transportation certainly promised to deliver great convenience, the evolving rideshare model also brought with it significant potential dangers.

Artificial Intelligence 274

Artificial Intelligence Accountability Government Risk 274