From the Federal Trade Commission: New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that Best Buy/Geek Squad, Amazon, and PayPal are the companies people report scammers impersonate most often. A newly released data spotlight shows that consumers in 2023 submitted about 52,000 reports about scammers impersonating Best Buy or its Geek Squad tech support brand, followed by […]
Brian Krebs reports that the U.S. government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. “The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021,: Krebs reports. “Meanwhile, […]
Victim Falsely Prosecuted and Spent Nearly Two Years in Jail and Mental Hospital A former Iowa hospital administrator who lived under a false identity for more than 30 years and caused the false imprisonment of his victim pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Matthew David Keirans, age 58, from Hartland, Wisconsin, […]
“Two quick taps and we open the door” This may give you second thoughts about any hotel you stay in, or at least what brand of keycard door lock they use for hotel rooms. Andy Greenberg of WIRED reports: When thousands of security researchers descend on Las Vegas every August for what’s come to be […]
The Register reports: Cybercriminals are targeting iOS users with malware that steals Face ID scans to break into and pilfer money from bank accounts – thought to be a world first. A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, dubbed GoldFactory by Group-IB’s researchers, started distributing trojanized smartphone apps in June 2023, however, the latest GoldPickaxe version has been […]
Robinson + Cole informs us that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has opened a new website at https://privacy.ca.gov/ with resources for California residents to help them understand their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The resources include how to submit a complaint against a business that has violated consumer rights under the […]
Panda Security has a blog post on phishing and how it so profitable that criminals don’t always use stolen credentials themselves — they just sell them to other criminals. From the blog post: Phishing attacks have one purpose – to steal your usernames and passwords. Cybercriminals use carefully crafted messages to trick you into visiting a […]
Cybernews reports: The supermassive leak contains data from numerous previous breaches, comprising an astounding 12 terabytes of information, spanning over a mind-boggling 26 billion records. The leak, which contains LinkedIn, Twitter, Weibo, Tencent, and other platforms’ user data, is almost certainly the largest ever discovered. There are data leaks, and then there’s this. A supermassive Mother […]
404 Media and Court Watch report: Authorities charged a man from Baltimore on Monday with allegedly running a so-called TLO data service, a tool that makes it incredibly easy for hackers and other criminals to dox nearly anyone in America quickly and for cheap. Chouby Charleron allegedly sold the personal identifying information (PII), including Social […]
Livemint reports: Cybercriminals have found a way to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their password, and the new exploit gives hackers continued access to Google services even after a user’s password has been reset. The new vulnerability was analysed by security firm CloudSEK and reported by The Independent. Furthermore, the issue first […]
