Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram says its testing new ways to use facial recognition—both to combat scams and to help restore access to compromised accounts. In 2021, Meta shut down the Face Recognition system on Facebook as part of a company-wide move to limit the use of facial recognition in their products.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

In 2021, AARP found that identify theft had affected more than 42 million U.S. What is Identity Theft? The DOJ defines identity theft as “all types of crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.”

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Identity IQ

JUNE 8, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Child Identity Theft: Types, Warning Signs & Prevention Strategies IdentityIQ Child identity theft is a significant problem in the US. A recent report by Javelin Strategy & Research, sponsored by AARP , found that 915,000 children, or 1 in 80, were victims of identity theft in the past year.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Major Banks Under Fire for Refusing Reimbursements to Victims of Online Payment Scams IdentityIQ Major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America, have come under intense scrutiny for their response to online payment scams. Key Takeaways Major U.S.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 3, 2023

Romance Scams and Relationship Scams: What’s the Difference? IdentityIQ Romance Scams Romance scams are a type of fraud that involves criminals using deception to take advantage of victims looking for companionship. Romance scams can be very costly for victims. They can often use fake profiles and photos.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Here are the Top Ten IdentityIQ Topics of 2021. As the end of the year is approaching, we’re compiling our most searched and read topics of 2021. Our readers have been primarily concerned with avoiding malicious scams, from fake shopping websites to account takeovers. Gift Card Scams and How to Avoid Them. IdentityIQ.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This was revealed in a 2022 Consumer Impact report released by Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) on Tuesday this week. Astonishingly, most of the information steals cases where or are yet to be solved and surged to 55% from 30% between 2020 to 2021. It might sound weird!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In the latest report released by Avast, it was revealed that ransomware spreading hackers were constantly targeting elderly people and youngsters were being lured into Instagram or TikTok scams. And this is where cyber criminals are smartly targeting these groups with scams by adopting the current trending topics or usage trends.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 15, 2021

The inevitability of taxes brings along another inevitability, tax-related scams. They are always ready to hop onto the newest trends and exploit the latest technology to find the quickest route to steal your identity and money. These three examples are just a sample of the scams attackers are using to target every one of us right now.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Now the important question: how many of you got scammed in some sort of way by cryptocurrency or another type of investment? Investment schemes also increased significantly from 2021, when they caused $1.9 Alright, how many of you saw a cryptocurrency ad on TV in 2022? Oh, yeah, everyone did. Probably some of you. According to the U.S.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As millions of US taxpayers prepare for 2021 tax season, hordes of fraudsters and scammers are preparing to rip off residents and non-residents alike. Spikes in IRS-related phishing scams were noticed January 19 and 21 when most the incoming agency-related correspondence was marked as spam. Other IRS impersonation scams.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

SIM Swap Scams: How SIM Swapping Works and How To Protect Yourself IdentityIQ According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, SIM swap scams are on the rise. The FBI reported that they had received 1,611 SIM swapping complaints with losses of more than $68 million in 2021. How to Protect Yourself Against SIM Swap Scams?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

gov) has released their 2021 Internet Crime Report. The number of complaints increased by 7% to 847,376 from 2020 to 2021, however the reported losses increased by 64% year over year to $6.9 For several years, the #1 Cybercrime type has been Business Email Compromise followed by the #2 of Romance Scam. 2021 Losses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 17, 2022

Social engineering attacks are crimes that involve business email compromise, job scams, X-rated scams using beautiful faces of women, mainly models, telephone scams, money laundering, and identity theft. Usually, in such scams, cybercriminals manipulate victims in the disguise of company employees or individuals.

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Hot for Security

MAY 20, 2021

In that time, the IC3 has developed into a go-to platform for victims of fraud, online scams, identity theft, and other cyber-related crimes that have inflicted losses of over $10 billion. “But on the other hand, these numbers indicate more people are being affected by online crimes and scams.”

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Everyone in Your Family Needs to Protect Their Identity. To help keep your family safe, credit and identity theft monitoring should extend to your entire family, and here’s why: people want to protect their loved ones, from infants to aging parents, but simply can’t be everywhere at once. IdentityIQ. Last year, 28% of the $4.1

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mellen: This deal seems to be betting on the importance of offering a consolidated consumer security portfolio that incorporates identity theft protection, antivirus, and other security tools like VPNs.

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Identity IQ

MAY 9, 2023

Why Are Military Members More Vulnerable to Identity Theft? IdentityIQ As May is Military Appreciation Month, a month-long observance to honor active service members and veterans, it’s important to note that serving in the military doesn’t guarantee protection against identity theft.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In this period netizens hope to take advantage of online bargains and are more active online, for this reason they are more exposed to the risk of scams. “It is anticipated this number could increase during the 2021 holiday season due to rumors of merchandise shortages and the ongoing pandemic.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For example, ReasonLabs researchers recently uncovered a scam that used stolen credit cards and fake websites to skim monthly charges off of unsuspecting consumers. 2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. Cybercriminals often target the young.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Fintech Trends for 2021 and Beyond Even in the deluge of attacks on our digital systems, defender confidence has remained strong.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Our researchers found that the letters are dated between 2016 and 2021. Risk of plate cloning While the leaked parking permits are no longer valid, malicious actors could use the exposed data for identity theft and to craft spear phishing attacks. Researchers contacted MTC, and public access to the data was closed.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2021

As most of the students in United States are preparing to attend physical classes from September first week for the academic year 2021-2022, Sophos has issued some Cybersecurity tips for school and college students and those are follows-. For instance, their private pictures, driving license details, trip photos, credit card info and such.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2021

And where there are benefits, you can also be assured that there will be individual scam artists and national (if not international) cybercrime gangs attempting to get those benefits by fraudulent means. The FTC will also help you with what to do next to recover from the incident of stolen identity. Outdated technology.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. This has left victims scrambling to understand the extent of the damage and how to help protect themselves against the evolving threat of identity theft. Businesses faced constant threats with phishing scams , malware , and other tactics.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The report also stated that the FBI received more than 1,600 SIM swap complaints in 2021, dramatically up from 320 from 2018 to 2020. Sign up for an identity theft protection plan with an identity theft monitoring service , which helps protect and secure your personal information. Minimizing SIM Swapping Attacks.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 18, 2022

Such details can also be resold for cash, used in identity theft or the making of a synthetic identity, or used to further cash out cryptocurrencies gained from other online crimes. Then in November 2021, Cannazon , the largest marketplace for buying marijuana-based products, shut after a DDoS attack.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The respected technology blog TechRadar has even referred to 2021 as “the year of the Chromebook.”. Even strong security can’t prevent an account from being hacked if account credentials are stolen in a phishing attack, one of the most common causes of identity theft.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

Privacy Affairs published the Dark Web Index, an analysis of prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces and related to the period between February 2021 and June 2022. The information for a cloned Mastercard (pin included) is passed from $25 (2021) to $20. verified account goes for $170 ($710 in 2021).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In early December 2021, the popular MacKeeper cybersecurity researcher Bob Diachenko discovered an open, unsecured Microsoft Azure blob repository containing over 144,000 files (xml, json and xls/xlsx). Impacted users are recommended to change their account passwords and remain vigilant to possible phishing messages.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Everyone in Your Family Needs to Protect Their Identity. To help keep your family safe, credit and identity theft monitoring should extend to your entire family, and here’s why: people want to protect their loved ones, from infants to aging parents, but simply can’t be everywhere at once. IdentityIQ. Last year, 28% of the $4.1

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This report continues the series of annual analyses we’vewe published on Securelist in 2023 , 2022 and 2021 , which track the evolving landscape of shopping-related cybersecurity threats. Shopping fraud and phishing Phishing and scams are among the top threats for online shoppers.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2021

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has released its Phishing Activity Trends Report, 1st Quarter 2021 , which dives into phishing attacks and other identity theft techniques. Phishing activity doubled in 2020, largely due to the pandemic and remote work, and continued to climb in the first month of 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In 2021, online holiday sales reached $211.41 There’s no reason to click unfamiliar links that could scam or phish you. This may be scammers attempting to commit identity theft disguised as a legitimate shopping experience. If you’re busy planning your holiday shopping this month, you’re not alone. billion , a 2.5%

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Researchers from Abnormal Security uncovered a phishing scam aimed at hijacking at least 125 TikTok ‘Influencer’ accounts. The original phishing email used a TikTok copyright violation notice lure, the messages instructed the victims responding to the message to avoid the deletion of their accounts in 48 hours.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Here are 5 common security tools that you must have in 2021 to protect your digital world. Identity Theft Protection Tools. Identity theft is a serious threat and one that should not be taken lightly. These tools are capable of resolving identity theft issues as well as even restore identity and personal data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

The FBS app for the Android OS has been downloaded more than one million times on Google Play Store as of January 2021. Identity Theft and Fraud. Scams, Phishing and Malware. Leaked contact information may be used to launch scam, phishing and malware attacks against FBS users.

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