Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

” Several versions of these scam emails have included the following text: Have you heard of Pegasus? Though Pegasus is indeed a powerfully invasive spyware tool, the threat of its use, as included in these scam emails, is entirely empty. Here, this isn’t some act of advanced hacking.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Below are the recommendations provided by Armorblox to identify phishing messages: Augment native email security with additional controls; Watch out for social engineering cues; Follow multi-factor authentication and password management best practices; Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The experts pointed out that the majority of all Black Friday spam (by volume) (56%) received in the same period was marked as a scam. The report provides details about some of the Black Friday scams analyzed by the experts, such as Louis Vuitton and Ray Ban sales scams. SecurityAffairs – hacking, scam).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2024

According to the password management software firm, the employee was contacted outside of the business hours. LastPass shared the incident to raise awareness about using deepfakes for CEO fraud and other scams. The attack occurred this week, but the employed recognized the attack and the attempt failed. concludes the report.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

‘Tis the season when even those who know a thing or two about Internet scams tend to let down their guard in the face of an eye-popping discount or the stress of last-minute holiday shopping. Even people who shop mainly at big-name online stores can get scammed if they’re not wary of too-good-to-be-true offers.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Aside from antivirus, Norton offers ransomware and hacking protection, privacy monitoring, and a VPN. Password manager: Norton generates strong passwords and syncs logins across all your protected devices. Even McAfee’s most basic plan includes a VPN, identity monitoring, and text scam detection. 5 Pricing: 3.7/5

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

To safeguard your Gmail password, you need to adopt a few best practices that will enhance your accounts security and keep cyber threats at bay. It's also essential not to use the same password across multiple accounts. If one account gets hacked, other accounts with the same password are at risk.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Also nabbed on the lam is Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov , a senior Ukrainian member of a transnational cybercrime group that stole tens of millions of dollars over nearly a decade from countless hacked businesses. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

By focusing on this context, we hope that you’ll come away with a stronger understanding about, for instance, why you should use a password manager rather than that you should use a password manager. In the world of online scams, criminals care about one thing: Your money. Do use a cybersecurity app.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

In the case of old or unused electronic devices that are carelessly thrown away, cybercriminals can hack these for information and extort this data for a high price. An introduction to e-waste security and hacking One of the biggest risks to e-waste is cybercrime. How likely is hacking after improper e-waste disposal?

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Identity IQ

MAY 2, 2023

What are the Benefits of a Password Manager? IdentityIQ Passwords are essential when keeping your information safe on your devices. But unfortunately, many people use weak or the same password, making it easy for hackers to crack them. Research shows that 52% of people reuse passwords for multiple accounts.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.” 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

Creating passwords that are long, complex, and unique for every account is crucial to thwarting cybercriminals' ability to hack your accounts through techniques like brute-force attacks, credential stuffing, and phishing scams. However, passwords will maintain their relevance for many applications for the foreseeable future."

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Leak data could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities, such as phishing/spear-phishing attacks, identity theft, and scams. Using a strong and unique password for each web service, a password manager could help you. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Clubhouse). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Related: Poll confirms rise of Covid 19-related hacks. Passwords for accounts should be unique for every account and should compromise a long string of distinct characters, lower and upper case letters, and numbers. It is difficult to remember all passwords. Even the most strong password is not enough.

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Pen Test Partners

AUGUST 29, 2024

TL;DR Strong passwords : Use a password manager. This makes it harder for unauthorised users to gain access even if they have your password. These systems store your passwords in a single encrypted vault. But protecting your password manager is a password… so what do you set your password manager password to?

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But, then again, you may have been hacked–“wiped” being the current term of art and something Iran has earned a reputation for. Consider using a password manager. Or use a password manager.). You may have made a mistake. You might need to reboot your device. Back Up Your Files.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

McAfees most basic plan consists of a VPN and text scam detection features that Microsoft Defender lacks. Other highlighted features are data cleanup, which sends requests to online services to take down your personal information, and text scam detection. 5 Pricing: 4.7/5 5 Core features: 4/5 Advanced features: 4.3/5

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2023

This could spell trouble, as hackers can easily hijack an account to publish scam related campaigns, hate speech, biased political statements and what not. AI driven stats revealed that nearly half of them were actively taking part in hacking forums as active users.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

billion people had their social security numbers and other personal information hacked , and all that stolen data ended up for sale on the dark web. Each of your passwords needs to incorporate numbers, symbols and capital letters, use at least 16 characters. In one recent data breach, 2.9 Do not use your pet’s name!

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 15, 2024

In what could be one of the largest data breaches in history, personal information of potentially billions of individuals may have been compromised in a hack of National Public Data (NPD), a Florida-based background check company. Use complex, unique passwords for all accounts and consider using a password manager.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 2, 2021

The Olympics : a timeline of scams, hacks, and malware. Source: ZDNet) We can’t believe people use browsers to manage their passwords, says maker of password management tools. Kaseya Unitrends has unpatched vulnerabilities that could help attackers expand a breach.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

National Public Data: Nearly 3 billion Americans had their personal records, including social security numbers, hacked and leaked on to the dark web. T-Mobile: About 37 million T-Mobile customers had their personal data compromised in a January 2023 hack that accessed names, addresses and birth dates.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Perhaps we thought, who would want to hack a completely unknow person like me? Impersonation Scams. These range from simple to sophisticated scams to convince you they are genuine, in hopes that you feel comfortable sharing personal or financial information whether on the phone, via email, or text. What You Can Do.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you’ve been compromised in a data breach, hackers can use your stolen email and password to try and enter thousands of other sites—and if you keep using the same credentials, they’ll be successful. Instead, use a password manager to easily generate and use strong passwords without having to recall them all.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT-enabled scams and hacks quickly ramped up to a high level – and can be expected to accelerate through 2021 and beyond. Hacking collectives are very proficient at “exploiting weak authentication schemes to gain persistence inside of a targeted network,” Sherman says. This shift is just getting started. And it’s not over yet.

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

As important as they are, however, about 52 percent of people still use the same passwords across multiple accounts and 24 percent use a variation of common passwords that are easy to hack. Hackers employ different strategies to steal your passwords. To make this easier on yourself, consider using a password manager.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

Moreover, in June, The Register reported that a hacker group called USDoD claimed responsibility for hacking the records of nearly 3 billion individuals , putting them up for sale on the dark web for $3.5 When creating passwords, use at least 12 characters, combining uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The fact is, older Americans are a popular target for criminals who seek to scam their victims out of their identity and money. Seniors often interact more with medical providers and government agencies, two sectors that are vulnerable to hacks and data breaches. Scams that Target Seniors. Impersonation Scams.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A flaw in LastPass password manager leaks credentials from previous site. Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. One of the hackers behind EtherDelta hack also involved in TalkTalk hack. A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This means that it would be much easier for scammers to run localized mass campaigns and craft personalized scams based on the data gleaned from the potential victims’ Facebook profiles. Change the password of your Clubhouse and Facebook accounts. Consider using a password manager to create strong passwords and store them securely.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 10, 2024

Details of the Data Leak: Emergence, Type & Culprit The data leak first came to light in early July 2024 when a user known as “888” posted information on a hacking forum. In the wrong hands, it could be used for fraudulent purchases or earmarked phishing scams aimed at exploiting user trust.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

In a brazen announcement, the hacking group says it has compromised personal records belonging to a jaw-dropping 560 million users across the two platforms. Its standard operating procedure involves hacking into databases, exfiltrating sensitive information, and monetizing the spoils on Dark Web marketplaces.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2021

Also Read: Hacking Blockchain with Smart Contracts to Control a Botnet. From poor password management to not enabling 2FA or actively threat hunting , users must be vigilant when protecting their digital assets. Also Read: Best Password Management Software & Tools for 2021. NFT-based Scams.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

A compromised business account, especially at a management or executive level, opens up a range of fraud opportunities for criminals. Once they have access to an account with sufficient authority, cybercriminals can use that trusted email address to scam other companies into making fraudulent payments or just distribute malware en mass.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

It’s a bit like the difference between using an online, cloud based password manager run by a third-party company, or running a totally local password manager operated by you and you alone. If something goes wrong with your cold wallet, should you lose it or have it stolen, nobody is coming to help.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2021

On a recent SecureWorld Sessions podcast episode, Social Engineering: Hacking Humans , host Bruce Sussman spoke with Christopher Hadnagy, an entrepreneur and author of five books about social engineering and hacking the human. Here are three important concepts he has learned about hacking humans. #1 I use a password manager.

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