Phishing is one of the cyberattack techniques that, along with ransomware, affects thousands of victims around the world. Internet criminals recruit users by impersonating regular sources of information such as banks, government agencies, stores, among others.
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Bluesky will update rules to protect the authenticity of accounts
The migration of thousands of users from X has led the social network Bluesky to update the authentication rules of original accounts and thus avoid identity theft and provide protection before parody accounts, satire accounts and fan…
YouTube accounts of content creators stolen to distribute malware
The cybersecurity company ESET has analyzed the distribution method of infostealer-type malware by hacking the accounts of content creators on YouTube.
The modality is not new, but it does cause damage to the affected YouTubers. By sending…
Influencers under cyberattack: Ways to protect themselves and good practices to consider
Facebook, YouTube and Instagram have become platforms that literally catapulted certain people to stardom, granting them the accolade or recognition of “Influencers.” The number of followers they garner and the money that moves around them…
Scammers take advantage of Threads to impersonate influential users
It seems that scammers have been quick to take advantage of the launch of Meta's new microblogging app, and several influential users in the Twitter crypto community have already warned about the existence of fake accounts on Threads.…
Fake cryptocurrency news spread through newspaper identity theft
Cybercriminals created a campaign of phishing scams in which they impersonate well-known personalities and the media, by sending emails with false cryptocurrency news, with which they obtain the victim's personal information.
This is…
Dismantle identity theft website to commit scams
A joint international action by judicial and police authorities from Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia has dismantled a website that offered identity theft services to commit fraud worth 115 million euros.
The website…
Cases of swapping through smartphones increase
As smartphones are increasingly required for all daily activities, cybercriminals are finding new methods to deceive their victims, which are becoming more sophisticated and complex over time.
One of them is called SIM 'swapping', a fraud…
Digital Identity Theft, concern for users
74% of users are concerned about the possibility of digital identity theft, especially given the increased digitization triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the increased amount of data and personal information they share from it.
Cyber…
The US proposes an alternative to avoid SIM hacking
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States proposed new rules that prevent two of the frauds that affect users the most, known as SIM duplication and transfer.
SIM duplication, known as SIM Swapping, and transfer…