SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While initially popularized in entertainment and satire, cybercriminals now weaponize this technology for fraud, identity theft, and corporate deception. Evolution of social engineering Social engineering exploits human psychology to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. 9, 2024, U.S. Twilio disclosed in Aug.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This data reportedly includes everything from names and addresses to Social Security numbers and bank account details. This attack underscores a critical lesson for businesses: even the most vital institutions, such as a city government, are vulnerable to cyberthreats.

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Identity IQ

MAY 17, 2023

This report explores key findings based on contacts from nearly 15,000 reports to the ITRC of identity compromises, misuse, and abuse from individuals across the country. This report explores key findings based on contacts from nearly 15,000 reports to the ITRC of identity compromises, misuse, and abuse from individuals across the country.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

government and defense entities. private sector and government computer systems,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Nasab utilized the stolen identity of an actual individual to register a server and email accounts used in the attacks. defense contractors and private companies. Targeted entities include the U.S.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Tax Identity Theft: A Comprehensive Guide IdentityIQ Tax season can sometimes be stressful even when things go according to plan, but what happens when you are the victim of tax identity theft? Here’s a comprehensive guide on tax identity theft, how it works, and what to do if you suspect it.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Spoofing technology has allowed scammers to impersonate government agencies and exploit government-issued stimulus payments easily. They use social engineering techniques such as clickbait and scare tactics to persuade recipients to access a fraudulent link or malicious attachment.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to our team, the exposed files belonged to the WBSC, the world governing body for baseball, softball, and Baseball5 – a recently introduced sport combining the previous two. Government-issued documents are arguably the most important form of identification a person holds. the team said. What should the WBSC do?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. It can cost a company millions of dollars, or lead to individual identity theft and invasion of privacy. There are many ways in which we can be exposed to potential cyberattacks. Cybercriminals often target the young.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

We’ve written at length about account compromise and identity theft , and how criminals will often hijack accounts belonging to dead people. In many ways, it’s the perfect crime for anyone indulging in social engineering. Governments and rescue organisations are busy looking for folks and sorting out the problem.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. This has left victims scrambling to understand the extent of the damage and how to help protect themselves against the evolving threat of identity theft. The attackers targeted government agencies, particularly in the United States.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Non-Profit Better Business Bureau aka BBB also published a blog post on this note and asked technologists, politicians, CEOs and CTOs of companies and heads of government agencies to be aware of romance scams spread across many social media platforms.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 23, 2024

Scammers are very good at using information found in breaches in social engineering attacks. Last year, over 2,000 companies and government entities reported data breaches impacting over 400 million personal accounts. Protect your—and your family’s—personal information by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

The FTC, an independent agency of the US government, enforces civil US antitrust law and promotes consumer protection. US citizens are also encouraged to go through CISA’s Security Tips on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks and Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 3, 2023

In a typical SNDL attack, the attacker gains access to encrypted data by intercepting network traffic, accessing data stores, or by using techniques such as social engineering or malware to gain access to critical information. This data can be used for identity theft, fraudulent transactions, or other malicious purposes.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

Why is identity management and security important in 2023? “In In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. This can help guard against identity theft and help prevent unwanted access.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A sophisticated cyber attack launched on the visa website of French government has led to a data breach where sensitive info related to applicants such as nationalities, birth dates and passport numbers were exposed to hackers. France-based media channels report that the incident could be a state funded attack.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks. Cryptocurrency and NFT attacks are rising as decentralized finance, and digital art assets become sophisticated socially engineered threats. Common Trends Among the Australian Mobile Threats.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

With the W2 variety, a citizen of the c-suite requests all the W2s from human resources or accounting–thereby collecting a rich file of personally identifiable information that can be used to commit tax-related fraud as well as all stripe of identity theft. So Isn’t BEC Just Another Form of Phishing?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews Usernames Names Government ID numbers (CURP) Phone numbers Email addresses Home addresses Dates of Birth Gender KYC status IP addresses used to register for an account IP addresses used to log in Deposit amounts Withdrawal amounts Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents. Amount of leaked data.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Article by Beau Peters.

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Identity IQ

MAY 16, 2023

They can attempt to deceive recipients by impersonating a trusted entity, such as a bank or a government agency, in order to trick them into providing sensitive information or making fraudulent payments. This can be used to deceive individuals or organizations and potentially facilitate scams or social engineering attacks.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

There are plenty of legitimate reasons to use it to remain private and anonymous — such as bypassing government censorship, finding niche content, participating in forums or chat boards, whistleblowing crimes to journalists, or even contacting the CIA. federal government. government.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This now leaves you open to identity theft, and other related shenanigans. I have funds worth “Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars” -$27.500.000.00 US Dollars which i want to entrust on you for investment project in your country.If This will be you. Personal details stolen.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Dozens of government agencies and Fortune 500 companies were impacted, sparking international outrage and calls for greater accountability in cybersecurity. Experts warned this type of data is highly valuable to cybercriminals for phishing, identity theft, and social engineering schemes.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 1, 2024

As our digital lives increasingly intertwine with our real-world identities, we leave a trail of personal information on the internet. Cyber threats such as phishing, identity theft, and malware attacks are ever-present dangers that can compromise our privacy and security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2024

As our digital lives increasingly intertwine with our real-world identities, we leave a trail of personal information on the internet. Cyber threats such as phishing, identity theft, and malware attacks are ever-present dangers that can compromise our privacy and security.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 24, 2021

Criminals instead opted to interact directly with their fraud victims via identity fraud scams, seeing that direct interaction yields better chances of success.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Does this phishing attack constitute a possible identity theft? Phishing attacks often rely on social engineering techniques to trick users into revealing sensitive data. Social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+ are commonly exploited to access user accounts. Happy data mining!).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

It is the gateway to many types of damaging cyberattack including ransomware, malware, business email compromise (BEC), spoofing, identity theft, brand impersonation and credential compromise. The most imitated brands of 2020 clearly illustrate the social engineering effort that goes into cybercrime.

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Pen Test Partners

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

What we uncovered was a world of scams, identity theft, and social engineering so clever, it often left no clear trail back to the culprits. What to look out for Your best defence is to watch for the social engineering tricks scammers use: 1. For the record, this was pure exploitation.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

For instance, scammers may call pretending to be employees of a government agency such as the Department of Health & Human Services. Social Security number. Bad actors can then use this information for future medical insurance or identity theft schemes. Written by Social-Engineer. Tech Support Scams.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

At Social-Engineer, we define impersonation as “the practice of pretexting as another person with the goal of obtaining information or access to a person, company, or computer system.” Written by: Josten Peña Human Risk Analyst at Social-Engineer, LLC Here are some common types: 1.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

If employees aren't careful, they can fall for this social engineering tactic. Bad actors are well aware that organizations use MFA and are actively trying to fight their way through these security walls. One of these ways is MFA prompt bombing.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2022

Credit reporting agency Experian has a nasty vulnerability. Why do we put up with this? The post Experian FAILs yet Again — Hackers can Change Your Email Address appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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