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Security training and awareness must focus on risk scenarios that include the human element. The 2017 Verizon’s Data Breach Digest found that 90 percent of data-loss incidents have a phishing or social engineering component. The cost of a d… Continue reading Don’t Overlook the Human Element in Security Training and Awareness
While vishing accounts for less than one percent of total phishing-type attacks, it remains a very real threat, as evidenced by its recent evolution. Traditionally believed to originate from an inbound call, vishing is now being deployed in reverse whe… Continue reading Dialing Up Deception: The New Vishing Scam
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for October 15th 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Google+ shutdown, weapons systems vulnerabilities, and new data on voice phishing scams. Silent Pocket is a proud sponsor of the Sh… Continue reading Google+ Shutdown, Weapons Systems Vulnerabilities, Voice Phishing Scams – WB38
Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it’s easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams. Think you’re too smart to fall for one? Think again: Even technology experts are getting taken in by some of the more recent schemes (or very nearly). Continue reading Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever
Tax season may be over, but that doesn’t stop fraudsters from trying to convince you that your taxes could land you in jail. It’s a common vishing scheme, powered by robocalls, and there are just as many email phishing schemes to go along with it…. Continue reading Prep for Taxes? Prep for Tax Scammers!
The other day my wife went to the doctor, and a few weeks before that we took our son to the dentist. We had to fill out all the paperwork and give them all the usual PII, including name, address, phone number, alternate contacts, SS#, DOB, driver̵… Continue reading Healthcare: Security in Crisis?
One of the most frustrating things about cyber crime is how rarely threat actors receive real punishment, particularly when they’re based abroad.
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Romania has extradited two of its citizens to the United States for a phishing scheme they allegedly used to rob Americans of over $18 million. On 4 May, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the extradition of… Continue reading Two Romanians Extradited to the United States for $18M Phishing Scheme
Two Romanians have been extradited to Atlanta, Georgia to face federal charges of wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, computer fraud and abuse, and aggravated identity theft, the Northern District of Georgia said in a press release From October 2011 unt… Continue reading Two Romanians extradited to Atlanta to face cyber-fraud charges
Spoofing a phone number is not a new concept, you probably get several calls from them a day, but with the accessibility of VoIP solutions and open source software spoofing a phone number is a breeze.
Telemarketers, robocalls, spammers, scammers, … Continue reading With Spoofed Calls on the Rise, FCC Seeks New ID Authentication Program