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GUEST ESSAY: Lessons to be learned from the waves of BofA phone number spoofing scams

The Last Watchdog

Related: The rise of ‘SMS toll fraud’ The Bank of America scam serves as a prime example of how criminals exploit this technique. These scammers impersonate Bank of America representatives, using the genuine bank’s phone number (+18004321000) to gain trust and deceive their targets.

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NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

Krebs on Security

“The fact is that the intentional theft of $24 million, whether taken at the point of a gun in a bank or through a SIM card swap, is a major felony. It makes people who are unfamiliar with their personal security online vulnerable to hackers whose entire job is to figure out how to part people from their money.”

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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

DIY security. Today consumers routinely use VPNs to make purchases and do online banking, send email, and SMS chat; VPNs provide a sense of assurance that they’re protecting personal information from getting into unwanted hands, and stopping the tech giants and advertisers from collecting and monetizing their digital footprints.

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A bug in the Walgreens mobile app leaked customers’ messages

Security Affairs

According to the company, customers’ messages within the Walgreens mobile application may have been viewed by other users due to a bug in the personal secure messaging feature. “We recently learned of unauthorized disclosure of one or more of your secure messages within the Walgreens mobile app.

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Integrating Perimeter and Internal Defenses: 5 Facts That May or May Not Surprise

Cisco Security

” According to the CISOs we spoke with, “if you’re limited on funds and don’t have a 20-person security team, you have to do a lot quickly…being able to get these overlapping protections…and they’re talking to each other really shines.”

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SHARED INTEL: How NTA/NDR systems get to ‘ground truth’ of cyber attacks, unauthorized traffic

The Last Watchdog

It appears the cam in question was unwittingly set up by an employee for personal security reasons. Now security is intended to be a part of moving the business forward. Organizations wish to be agile — while maintaining security. They don’t want to have to adhere to outmoded, static security principles.

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Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Incorporate personal security best practices, such as two-factor authentication and encryption, in all your online interactions. Emergency contacts: List critical accounts (like banking or work-related platforms) and their customer service numbers. Governments: Look to global benchmarks.

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