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68% of consumers claim to be doing more to protect themselves from online fraud and identity theft than a year ago, according to a Trulioo research. The research found 76% of people feel that they’re at greater risk from online fraud than they were 12 months ago, and 75% are now worried about becoming a […]
Continue ReadingBy Deeba Ahmed According to the US DoJ, Fahd remotely unlocked phones belonging to AT&T despite knowing that an investigation was launched against him. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 12 years jail for man who unlocked phones, defrauded AT&T of $200m Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingA massive $100 billion in transactions in 2021 alone have been protected by 3-D Secure payments authentication technology, Outseer reveals. The report also reveals continued explosive growth of worldwide 3-D Secure transactions due to skyrocketing adoption of online shopping and new PSD2 mandates. According to the report, 3-D Secure transactions, a global standard to authenticate […]
Continue ReadingBy Waqas Europol said that the suspects carried out a number of cybercrimes included phishing, SIM Swapping, and BEC (business email compromise.) This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Europol nabs 106 criminals involved in SIM swapping, money laundering Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingBot attack volumes grew 41% year over year with human-initiated attacks falling 29%, according to a report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The report confirms earlier trend patterns showing the financial services industry and media businesses bear the brunt of increased automated bot network attacks. The report analyzed 28.7 billion transactions over the six-month period, up […]
Continue ReadingOne of the first internet memes was born when The New Yorker published the now iconic cartoon captioned, “On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog.” Today we might update that to: “On the phone, no one knows you’re a scammer.” This is the paradox of today’s hyper-connected era: We now have more ways […]
Continue ReadingBy Deeba Ahmed Some fake piracy websites have been found distributing Crypto Bot and Raccoon Stealer malware in cracked software. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware droppers for hire targeting users on fake pirated software sites Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingBy Deeba Ahmed British Art Collector Buys Fake Banksy NFT for £244k, Scammer Returned Funds Later. Here’s What Happened and How the Funds were Returned. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Official website of Banksy hacked for fake NFT scam Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingBy Waqas LA County resident booked in iCloud phishing scam pretended to be an Apple agent and stole 620,000 photos, 9,000 videos of 306 young women. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iCloud phishing scam – Man stole private photos of 620,000 women Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingBy Waqas According to researchers, US military personnel lost over $822 million in different kinds of cybercrime and scams between 2017 and 30 June 2021. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US military personnel defrauded into losing $822m through scams Source: hack read com
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