The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

SpyCloud , the leading identity threat protection company, today released its 2025 SpyCloud Annual Identity Exposure Report , highlighting the rise of darknet-exposed identity data as the primary cyber risk facing enterprises today. It requires organizations to rethink the risks posed by employees, consumers, partners and suppliers.

Cyber Risk 113

Cyber Risk Risk Phishing Cybercrime 113

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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Cryptocurrency 280

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Advertising 280

Joseph Steinberg

MAY 23, 2024

To read the piece, please see Oversight of the Management of Cybersecurity Risks: The Skill Most Corporate Boards Need, But Don’t Have on Newsweek.com. Earlier today, Newsweek published an op-ed that I wrote on this important topic.

Risk 261

Risk Cyber Risk Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence 261

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

The archives are offered for download on various locations like Dropbox, Catbox, and often on the Discord content delivery network (CDN), by using compromised accounts which add extra credibility. One of the main interests for the stealers seem to be Discord credentials which can be used to expand the network of compromised accounts.

Scams 141

Scams Identity Theft Media Accountability 141

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Russian-speaking Crazy Evil group runs over 10 social media scams, tricking victims into installing StealC, AMOS, and Angel Drainer malware. The gang targets high-value victims, also called “mammoths,” for digital asset theft, including cryptocurrencies, payment cards, online banking accounts, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Scams 83

Scams Media Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 83

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

Department of Justice refers to the cybercrime group as Saim Raza , after a pseudonym The Manipulaters communally used to promote their spam, malware and phishing services on social media. “Ironically, the Manipulaters may create more short-term risk to their own customers than law enforcement,” DomainTools wrote.

Phishing 249

Phishing Cybercrime Advertising Malware 249

Pen Test Partners

AUGUST 29, 2024

Secure networks : Avoid using untrusted public Wi-Fi to access social media accounts, instead, use mobile data. This avoids one of the easiest ways attackers get access to your account – you reusing passwords across multiple websites. The idea is that you need to have this physical item with you to access your account.

Media 115

Media Accountability Password Management Passwords 115

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The FBI official added: “People looking to further protect their mobile device communications would benefit from considering using a cellphone that automatically receives timely operating system updates, responsibly managed encryption and phishing resistant multi-factor authentication for email, social media, and collaboration tool accounts.”

Encryption 142

Encryption Identity Theft Media Telecommunications 142

Identity IQ

JANUARY 4, 2023

5 Things You Should Not Share on Social Media. Social media has become some of the most popular platforms people spend their time on. Whether you want to check up on your family members, post photos or even meet new people, social media is the way to go. Additionally, never post your credit card on social media.

Media 142

Media Identity Theft Accountability Risk 142

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s This does not mean Canadians will no longer have access to the popular social media platform. That law is currently being challenged in court by the popular social media platform.

Media 128

Media Identity Theft Government Technology 128

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

All the company’s social media accounts haven’t been updated since 2023 at the latest. So, even if a company has good intentions, there is still a risk of your genetic data being linked to your personally identifiable information (PII). The atlasbiomed.com domain appears to be inactive.

Insurance 145

Insurance Accountability Risk Data breaches 145

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Once the passwords are sold, the new, malicious owners will attempt to use individual passwords for a variety of common online accountstesting whether, say, an email account password is the same one used for a victims online banking system, their mortgage payment platform, or their Social Security portal.

Phishing 127

Phishing Passwords Mobile Authentication 127

Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2025

This update must be completed by 2025-03-16 to avoid any potential penalties or disruptions to your account. Perhaps they’ll sell the details on the dark web, or use them for themselves to get access to your Microsoft accounts. Instead use a secure method such as your online account or another application on IRS.gov.

Scams 138

Scams Phishing Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering 138

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

In it, she highlighted a fascinating shift in social media behaviour: the most common action people are now taking isnt liking or commenting on public postsits actually having private conversations in direct messages or small, private groups. A few minutes earlier, Id been scrolling through LinkedIn when a video caught my attention.

Cybersecurity 130

Cybersecurity Technology Scams Risk 130

Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

ELUSIVE COMET targets its victims by luring them into a Zoom video call and then taking over their PC to install malware, infiltrate their accounts, and steal their assets. The group typically approaches victims with a supposed media opportunity to get them interested, and then sets up an introductory Zoom call. He took the bait.

Malware 100

Malware Media Accountability Cryptocurrency 100

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Identity security vendors have focused narrowly on securing corporate accounts, leaving organizations vulnerable to cybercriminals exploiting the broader identity exposures of employees, consumers, and suppliers. A shift to an identity-centric perspective is needed, particularly as the scope of identity exposures continues to grow.

Cybercrime 124

Cybercrime Accountability Phishing Malware 124

Krebs on Security

APRIL 8, 2025

Microsoft rates it as “important,” but as Chris Goettl from Ivanti points out, risk-based prioritization warrants treating it as critical. “For the past two years, elevation of privilege flaws have led the pack and, so far in 2025, account for over half of all zero-days exploited,” Narang wrote.

Software 170

Software Media Internet Internet 170

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Among them, it was possible to identify tax registration, email addresses, registered domains, IP addresses, social media accounts, telephone number and city. The man used of the same email and phrases across social media and forums. Exposing the identities of individuals in an intelligence report presents risks.

Data breaches 125

Data breaches Media Cybercrime Accountability 125

The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

The media paid close attention to ransomware attacks last year, as they had a significant impact on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel distributor, and JBS, the nation’s largest meat distributor. You’ll significantly reduce your risk if you enforce a minimum security bar for all devices accessing your data. Best practices.

Ransomware 247

Ransomware Risk Internet Internet 247

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Deepfakes are media content—such as videos, images, or audio—created using GAI to realistically manipulate faces, voices, or even entire events. For example, these campaigns leverage fake social media accounts to post questions and comments about divisive internal issues in the U.S.

Artificial Intelligence 132

Artificial Intelligence Phishing Media Cyber threats 132

Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thieves. Unless their account falls into the wrong hands. In October of 2023, the Federal Trade Commission warned people with a lot of social media followers they might be the target of scammers. Don’t let any person or app create posts on social media on your behalf.

Media 120

Media Accountability Scams Banking 120

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

The growing risks to your data During the third quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than 422 million records worldwide. Millions of customers were put at risk when their social security numbers, phone numbers, and other sensitive personal information were leaked. Document disposal Shred sensitive documents.

Consumer Protection 88

Consumer Protection Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 88

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

With the rise in social media, criminals have more platforms with which to target potential phishing victims. Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account.

Risk 203

Risk Cybersecurity Antivirus Phishing 203

Schneier on Security

JUNE 12, 2020

This is a weird story : Hernandez was able to evade capture for so long because he used Tails, a version of Linux designed for users at high risk of surveillance and which routes all inbound and outbound connections through the open-source Tor network to anonymize it. address of a person viewing a clip.

Surveillance 343

Surveillance Accountability Hacking Media 343

Hacker's King

JANUARY 1, 2025

In today's world, social media platforms like Twitter have become a huge part of our lives as we keep them updated about ourselves. We use Twitter, which can be defined as a famous social media platform and microblogging service that we use to share small messagestweetsto keep everyone updated. Be cautious with public Wi-Fi.

Accountability 52

Accountability Hacking Passwords Scams 52

Malwarebytes

JULY 26, 2024

Meta announced the take-down of 63,000 sextortion-related Instagram accounts in Nigeria alone. Meta took down a host of accounts, including some 2,500 that belonged to a coordinated group of around 20 criminals which primarily targeted adult men in the US. Protect your social media accounts by using Cyrus, powered by Malwarebytes.

Accountability 128

Accountability Scams Media Internet 128

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Bringing together diverse viewpoints from the cybersecurity and DevSecOps communities, NHIcon 2025 will provide technical insights and practical guidance to address the challenges of securing non-human identities, such as service accounts, AI agents, and other software workloads. Registration for NHIcon 2025 is free and open at NHIcon.com.

Accountability 130

Accountability Software Risk Media 130

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. trillion by 2025, a 300% increase since 2015 1.

Cyber Risk 189

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

According to our friends at 404 Media , several users reported receiving information that came from another tracker, not their own. And from some of the statements its very clear that the disclosed locations belonged to other children because of the names and pictures associated with the accounts. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

Mobile 98

Mobile Media Surveillance Technology 98

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. But where has that imagination brought us?

Artificial Intelligence 144

Artificial Intelligence Small Business Malware Technology 144

Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

As first reported here on July 16, prior to bitcoin scam messages being blasted out from such high-profile Twitter accounts @barackobama, @joebiden, @elonmusk and @billgates, several highly desirable short-character Twitter account names changed hands, including @L, @6 and @W. They would take a cut from each transaction.”

Hacking 330

Hacking Accountability Scams Media 330

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

According to interviews with several sources, this hybrid phishing gang has a remarkably high success rate, and operates primarily through paid requests or “bounties,” where customers seeking access to specific companies or accounts can hire them to target employees working remotely at home.

Phishing 363

Phishing VPN Social Engineering Media 363

SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

AI voice cloning enables stunningly realistic impersonation, posing critical fraud and identity theft risks. Originally coined to describe synthetic media generated by deep learning technologies, deepfakes refer to highly realistic digital content, whether images, videos, or audio, that is indistinguishable from real media.

Media 109

Media Authentication Identity Theft Engineering 109

Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2022

Account hijacking has sadly become a regular, everyday occurrence. But when it comes to hijacking accounts before they are even created? This exploits a flaw in how two account creation routes interact. Using the same email address, the hijacker creates an account using the classic route while the user takes the federated route.

Accountability 145

Accountability Passwords Authentication Media 145

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The companies that were ordered to respond own some of the household social media and streaming service names. Some of the specific information that the FTC was looking for included: How social media and video streaming services collect, use, track, estimate, or derive personal and demographic information.

Surveillance 125

Surveillance Media Data collection Advertising 125

Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2025

Reddit is a social media platform and online forum where users can share and discuss content across a wide range of topics. We don’t just report on threats – we help protect your social media Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

Identity Theft 107

Identity Theft Media Accountability Risk 107

The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2020

The idea was that by fingerprinting devices used to connect to the internet we could achieve better accountability. Fingerprinting is considered a necessary practice to fight challenges such as fake accounts and the misuse of internet services. Kernel The privacy risks associated with online or browser fingerprinting today are real.

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Advertising Internet Internet Accountability 290