SecureList

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The threat data we rely on is sourced from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), which processes anonymized cybersecurity data shared consensually by Kaspersky users. This report draws on data collected from January through October 2024. Phishing pages mimicking Alibaba Group stores were accessed 919,770 times.

Banking 103

Banking Phishing Scams Retail 103

Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Maryland has taken one of the strictest positions among U.S.

Data privacy 52

Data privacy Identity Theft Data breaches Data collection 52

Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2025

A robust 75% said they opt out of data collection, as possible, and 23% have gone a step further, using a data removal service to help clean up any personal information that is easily found online. Elsewhere, 69% of people said they use an ad blocker for online browsing, and 75% of people opt out of data collection, as possible.

Government 126

Government Identity Theft Data collection Accountability 126

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2024

The snippets of stolen data that USDoD offered as teasers showed rows of names, addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security Numbers (SSNs). Many media outlets mistakenly reported that the National Public data breach affects 2.9 billion people (that figure actually refers to the number of rows in the leaked data sets).

Hacking 346

Hacking Data breaches Identity Theft Accountability 346

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Doxing refers to the collection of confidential information about a person without their consent for the purpose of inflicting harm on that person or to otherwise gain some benefit from gathering or disclosing such information. Identity theft. Let’s examine one of the potential attack scenarios involving identity theft.

Identity Theft 123

Identity Theft Phishing Accountability Banking 123

SecureList

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Devices like Apple Vision Pro and Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses highlighted similar concerns around data collection, biometric privacy, environmental mapping and bystanders’ consent. As a result, discussions surrounding these technologies often merged with those about AR and VR devices, which saw more tangible development.

Artificial Intelligence 97

Artificial Intelligence Scams Phishing Media 97

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. The cybercrooks might also use the data to contact their victims later, staging a more convincing swindle. Hijacking of social media accounts Users of social media have increasingly focused on privacy lately.

Phishing 117

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 117

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 23, 2024

KrebsOnSecurity was one of five media outlets invited to review screen recordings that Atlas made while its investigator used a two-week trial version of Babel Street’s LocateX service. References and links to reporting by other publications, including 404 Media , Haaretz , NOTUS , and The New York Times , will appear throughout this story.

Mobile 356

Mobile Surveillance Advertising Media 356

Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2025

Meta had claimed that the data collection was in its legitimate interest, stating that it would allow users to opt out of the AI training. NOYB responded that the company should ask users before using their data to train its AI models (which would make it an opt-in arrangement).

Data collection 122

Data collection Identity Theft Media Accountability 122