Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:39:42 +0000
Smishing attacks, or phishing attempts via SMS, are on the rise, and Americans are fighting off billions of spam messages each month.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:55:16 +0000
The FBI has warned businesses of an uptick in reports of criminals applying for remote work using deepfake and stolen PII.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:33:29 +0000
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| In part 2 of our series on child identity theft, we examine the signs their PII might be compromised and how to reclaim your child’s identity if it is. We also list ways to protect their data and ID in the future. Categories: Tags: child identity fraudchild identity theftfamiliar fraudidentity compromiseidentity fraudidentity theftnew account fraudpersonally identifiable informationreclaim child identityreclaim identity |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:17:19 +0000
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| In this two-part series on child identity theft, we shed light on the growing problem of familiar fraud, where those entrusted with a minor’s information are the very ones who abuse it. Categories: Tags: child identity fraudchild identity theftcyberbullyingfamiliar fraudfraudID theftidentity theftpersonally identifiable informationPII |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:58:47 +0000
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| It’s all too easy to discover data leaks online, especially in cloud services. We take a look at misconfigurations in elastic servers that lead to exposed data on the Internet. Categories: Tags: awsAWS bucketscloud databasecloud databasescloud infrastructureelastic databaseselastic serversinsecure cloudpacspersonally identifiable informationport 9200 |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Osama Tahir| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:37:31 +0000
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| Doxing, or collecting and spreading private information about a user online, is a form of cyber harassment, stalking, and even a potential threat to physical safety. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself against it. Categories: Tags: doxdoxerdoxingIP addressmobile VPNsonline privacypassword managerpersonal datapersonally identifiable informationprivacySocial Engineeringsocial mediavpnVPNsWHOIS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:18:26 +0000
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| Organizations are keen to protect the personal data of their employees and customers from cyberattack. But what about the data they no longer need? We discuss why data destruction is just as important to cybersecurity as protection. Categories: Tags: datadata breachdata destructionData privacydegaussinggdprNISToverwriteovewritingpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationPII |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Personalization is the new mantra of marketers—and most people are perfectly okay with that. But when does personalization cross the line into invasive? And what can uncomfortable consumers do about blocking it? Categories: Tags: browser extensionsbrowser pluginsbrowser securitybrowsing trackingdata collectionpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationprivacythe parallax |
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