The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“Unauthorised transactions made with the help of lost or stolen credit cards, counterfeit cards, ID document forgery and identity theft, fake identification, email phishing, and imposter scams are among the most common types of payment fraud today.”

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Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Telecommunications Big data 100

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In recent years, users have seen the unsettling results of monitoring technologies, hyper-personalization, and big data. As a result, the number of people using these technologies to camouflage themselves online has grown, both regular internet users and people looking to scam others.

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Internet Internet Risk Big data 143

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

Is There Ever Too Much Data? As a security practitioner, you know that businesses are fuelled not only by people but by data. Years ago, the phrase “Big Data” was a new, innovative way to gain a business advantage. Now, big data is the norm. This is a new level of ransomware meets blackmail.

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Encryption Identity Theft Big data Financial Services 87

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

New users unfamiliar with cybersecurity concerns can inadvertently expose their data. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . These vulnerabilities and more demonstrate the risk to data in the modern digital world.

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Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Risk Cybercrime 105

Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

Requesting the removal of your most confidential data from the internet is a complicated process unless you have Incogni, which can do it in a few clicks.

Internet 170

Internet Internet Identity Theft Big data 170

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Other cyber scams where children's data can be vulnerable. First off, they should immediately freeze their child’s credit, which is a bit of a hassle (links in the story). Besides that … there is precious little they can. That stuff is out there, and there’s really no getting it back.”. It is not just schools that are targeted, either.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 27, 2021

These days, news that companies like Facebook or LinkedIn exposed data on hundreds of millions of users barely registered a collective shrug. . That way you can have a better chance that whatever scam you’re trying to run has success.” Brandon Hoffman, CISO Intel 471. That’s the conclusion of a recent report by the company Intel 471.

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CISO Data breaches Cyber Attacks Big data 52

Webroot

MARCH 4, 2024

Part 2: AI and the need for vigilance in our digital lives The rise of AI scams 1. Imagine a world where your news feed aligns perfectly with your interests, introducing you to relevant content. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. These and other innovations are helping us build cleaner, more sustainable cities.

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Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Banking 117

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Gartner defines digital risk management as “the integrated management of risks associated with digital business components, such as cloud, mobile, social, big data, third-party technology providers, OT and the IoT.” billion worth of academic research by performing a phishing scam on university professors.”

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Risk Digital transformation IoT Identity Theft 48

Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

Eight UK men were arrested in an investigation into scam text messages. These scam text messages are known as " smishing " within the security industry, where text messages entice victims with a web link to either malware or malicious website, in a bid to steal personal data or bank details or to have the victim make a bogus payment.

Ransomware 105

Ransomware Passwords Scams Cyber Attacks 105

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

It is easy to forget that our data will probably be warehoused and crunched by an external multi-million dollar data warehousing and analysis company, not the friendly, trustworthy folks at the customer service center. Big Data storage systems have weaknesses. ‘Twas a simple phishing scam that brought Twitter down!

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IoT Cybersecurity VPN Internet 145

Lenny Zeltser

JULY 25, 2018

In reality, the sender probably obtained the data from one of the many breaches that provide swindlers with an almost unlimited supply of personal information. Personalized Porn Extortion Scam. Consider the case of an extortion scam in which the sender claims to have evidence of the victim’s pornography-viewing habits.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“The use of deepfake techniques in fraudulent activities… will elevate the sophistication of phishing fraud, making it increasingly challenging for users to distinguish between legitimate services and scams.” continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By

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