Identity IQ

APRIL 6, 2022

Common Tech Support Scams and How to Avoid Them. Whether we’re ordering groceries or looking for new shoes, all we need to do is create an account, fill out some basic personal details and log in. But what happens when that account is compromised – or when we think that account is compromised? Travel industry scams.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

Offers that promise easy earnings can also bring with them a host of scams that deceive those who are genuinely seeking income opportunities. t is into this scenario that illicit practices such as moneny mules and reshipping scams can fit. In practice, packages arrived with prepaid shipping labels with stolen credit cards.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details). In 2020, a multi-stage scam called Rabbit Hole targeted companies’ brands, primarily retail and online services.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 4, 2023

How to Protect Yourself from Airline Scams IdentityIQ Scammers are always looking for ways to take advantage of people, and the airline industry is no exception. Whether through fake airline ticket booking sites or fake flight cancellation emails, travelers need to be vigilant and protect themselves from airline scams.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Crooks are exploiting the popularity of Elon Musk and a series of hacked verified Twitter accounts to implement a new fraud scheme. Crooks are exploiting the popularity of Elon Musk and a series of hacked verified Twitter accounts (i.e. in a simple as effective scam scheme. in a simple as effective scam scheme.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 27, 2023

5 Common Hotel Scams and How to Avoid Them IdentityIQ Staying at a hotel should be an enjoyable experience. But unfortunately, there are many scams out there that can make it a nightmare. To help protect your personal information and money, it is important to be aware of the most common hotel scams and how to help avoid them.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common? Let’s see what lessons we can learn from scam artists to better protect ourselves. In his book “The Art of the Steal” Frank Abagnale said: “Hotel clerks and merchants didn’t question pilots and doctors too closely.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The profile also linked to Mr. Lee’s Twitter/X account , which features the same profile image. Sure, Doug said, here’s my Calendly profile, book a time and we’ll do it then. “Some of our users are facing issues with our service,” the message read. “We are actively working on fixing these problems.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Roblox Scams: What Parents Need to Know IdentityIQ By now, you’ve more than likely heard the cheerful chatter of your child and their friends discussing Roblox and even been nagged on more than one occasion to buy them some Robux. What Is a Roblox Scam? A closer look at one of these scams showcases the cunning behind them.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

Maybe if I’d stayed the course I’d now have my own “Become a millionaire in six months or less” e-book. However, it’s more likely I dodged a Bitcoin scam. The kind of scam where I’d have to use screenshots of my bank account slowly being drained of all available funds for my next blog post. Common Instagram Bitcoin scams.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 31, 2023

How to Identify and Avoid Holiday Phishing Scams IdentityIQ The holiday season brings joy, celebrations, and… a surge in online scams. While you’re shopping for gifts or booking flights, hackers are plotting to trick you into revealing your personal details and financial information. What Is a Phishing Scam? Their goal?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Unfortunately, scams are a fact of life online. The virtual ties that bind us are international now: Our public telephone numbers, social media accounts, email addresses, messaging apps, dating profiles, and even our physical mailboxes, can all be reached by any criminal and con artist from anywhere in the world.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Among the most common ways that thieves extract cash from stolen credit card accounts is through purchasing pricey consumer goods online and reselling them on the black market. Most reshipping scams promise employees a monthly salary and even cash bonuses. Services like SWAT are known as “Drops for stuff” on cybercrime forums.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As if they weren’t annoying enough already, scammers have recently introduced new pressure tactics to their sextortion and scam emails. If the email includes a password, make sure you are not using it any more on any account. We made a full backup of [his/her] disk. (We If you are, change it as soon as possible.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Earlier this week, we reported on a new type of scam that tells you your partner is cheating on you. We have all [his/her] address book, social media, history of viewing sites, dating apps, all files, phone numbers, and addresses of all [his/her] contacts) and are willing to give you a full access to this data.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Case in point: we’re already seeing scams targeting World Cup fans more than a year out from the event. Phishing is one of the oldest tricks in the book, precisely because it’s easy and often successful — particularly when users are in a rush to benefit from a deal that sounds too good to be true. Phishing for data.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 31, 2024

Your Web browser knows how to find a site like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly website names (example.com) into numeric Internet addresses. Image: Shutterstock. If this threat sounds familiar, that’s because it is hardly new.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

A real world scam which sucks the fun out of craft fairs has caused nothing but stress for victims. You’re given a link to a booking form for more information, and asked for payment via PayPal or similar methods. This isn’t an isolated case; this specific scam targeted people all across the UK. You’re a small business owner.

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Hot for Security

MAY 25, 2021

The agency’s report reveals that 56% of accounts were linked to booking airline tickets online and just 29% to holiday accommodation. Online booking platforms such as Booking.com and Airbnb were mentioned by nearly 10% of victims. Avoid holiday fraud this year. Diligently study your invoices, terms and conditions and receipts.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you have doubts, check it out–go directly to your account or to the source, which you should always independently verify, if the communication refers to anything service or finance related. You go online and you can’t access your cloud account, or you can’t find data stored on a device or in a specific service.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

People who responded to recruitment messages were invited to create an account at one of these sites, enter personal and bank account data (mules were told they would be processing payments for their employer’s “programmers” based in Eastern Europe) and then log in each day to check for new messages. indep: Yeah.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Identifying scams Before we dive headfirst into the cyber safety tips, let’s equip ourselves with the ultimate weapon: knowledge. Scams are the digital equivalent of a snake oil salesperson peddling miracle cures. Let’s embrace the golden rule of scam detection: skepticism. Sweepstakes and awards scams Congratulations!

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Iranian hacking group uses compromised email accounts to distribute MSP remote access tool. Electronic Sales Suppression Tools are cooking the books. Virtual kidnapping scam strikes again. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Indiana sues TikTok, describes it as "Chinese Trojan Horse". Play ransomware attacks city of Antwerp.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. Twilio disclosed in Aug.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 12, 2021

I have to be aware that phishing scams may be used against me. The third problem is the assumption that due to him now being in a 7th data breach (that he knows of), he needs to start being "aware that phishing scams may be used against him". Absolutely 100% the book should be thrown at them by regulators. For f**k's sake Jimmy.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. Hackers use intercepted data to hijack your current session on a website, giving them access to your private accounts and information. Check your social media accounts for active sessions and log out of any you don’t recognize.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

“My slice”, the details of the Italian campaign Last year, a highly targeted phishing campaign that I renamed “My slice” (derived from the name of a variable in the javascript code of the landing page) targeted e-mail account holders of Italian organisations. This would prevent e-mails from being sent and received.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them IdentityIQ The holiday season is a time for celebration, giving, and spending time with loved ones. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 26, 2021

The campaign seems to have started on January 25, as seen in the scam recipients’ multiple Twitter posts. This is so difficult especially when we read we may be contacted to book via email, text or letter.”. Review your credit card statements and bank accounts for any fraudulent charges. NHS COVID-19 phishing email.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 7, 2022

In a scheme reminiscent of some sort of comic book supervillain, Filippo Bernadini was arrested at JKF International Airport on Wednesday. Throwing the book at crime. According to the FBI, multiple fake email accounts were created, impersonating real people in the publishing space. Can I have your next book, please?

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

But by all accounts, few attacks from those gangs have come close to the amount of firepower wielded by a pro-Russia group calling itself “ NoName057(16).” “And then they just keep coming back and opening new cloud accounts.” Neculiti registered multiple online accounts under the email address dfyz_bk@bk.ru.

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Security Through Education

JUNE 22, 2021

Throughout the scam, fraudsters will often build trust with their targets via computer, phone, and the mail. Not The Oldest Tricks in the Book. According to NOCA (National Council on Aging) these are the top ten financial scams targeting the elderly as of February 2021. Government Imposter Scams. The grandparent scam.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2021

In what is known to our Cybersecurity Insiders, the accommodation booking agency meant for travelers suffered a data leak when scamsters called in 40 of its employees based in the United Arab Emirates to get sensitive info related to customers.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 4, 2023

They can also use text messages to entice victims to click on links in scams known as “smishing.” “OK, If you click the link and provide your personal data, they will use it to commit fraud, hack into your other accounts, or sell it on the darkweb for profit. So what do smishing scams look like?” OK, what is Smishing?”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

That investigation detailed how the 38-year-old Shefel adopted the nickname Rescator while working as vice president of payments at ChronoPay , a Russian financial company that paid spammers to advertise fake antivirus scams, male enhancement drugs and knockoff pharmaceuticals. Vrublevsky Sr. “Hi, how are you?”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Fortunately, disclosure campaigns against this type of scam by public institutions and private companies are constant and frequent. Posteinfo, confirm your identity Using spoofing techniques, a text message ostensibly from Posteinfo collected in the history of legitimate messages invites identity confirmation to avoid bank account suspension.

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