Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2023

This includes links in emails, on social media sites, instant messaging clients and any other site you visit while surfing the web. You should scan your computer with antivirus software to ensure no spyware or keylogger malware is present. To better protect your personal information, consider identity theft protection.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 29, 2021

In most cases, however, malware is about profiting from data theft by: Stealing consumer credit card information and other financial data. Tricking a target into providing sensitive information for identity theft. Spyware is software designed to capture your activity and sensitive information without your knowledge or consent.

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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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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Dave Bittner: [00:10:38] Some $300 million will go into a fund that will provide affected consumers with identity protection. Pegasus is pricey.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Dave Bittner: [00:10:38] Some $300 million will go into a fund that will provide affected consumers with identity protection. Pegasus is pricey.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Software 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Dave Bittner: [00:10:38] Some $300 million will go into a fund that will provide affected consumers with identity protection. Pegasus is pricey.

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Energy and Utilities Penetration Testing Government Software 40

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

Media scrutiny eventually leads the consumer data broker, which has since been purchased by LexisNexis, to reveal another 128,000 people had information compromised. . 2008 — Heartland Payment Systems — 134 million credit cards are exposed through SQL injection to install spyware on Heartland’s data systems.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

Users of social media continue to put too much trust in those platforms to protect them from criminals.”. And it’s an easy, better way for them to send simple short messages,” said Christopher Doman, co-founder and chief technology officer of Cado, in an interview with SC Media.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Trapped in social networks To steal credentials for social media and messenger accounts, scammers used another classic technique: asking users to verify themselves. Some fake social media and messenger pages were designed not to steal login credentials but to install malware on victims’ devices.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 23, 2025

Files from unreliable sources may contain malware, spyware, or information stealers and, once installed, these malicious programs can compromise your device’s security. We don’t just report on threats – we help protect your social media Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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