FBI warns of bogus job postings on recruitment sites

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:09:36 +0000

The FBI has issued a warning about a scheme that robs nearly $3,000 per victim. We see what the scammers are up to.

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Human traffickers use social media oversharing to gain victims’ trust

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:57:24 +0000

Posts about money or family trouble are being used to gain trust by those who force victims into sex work or slavery, the FBI warns.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/HfUZ3TW3ABg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Are our police forces equipped to deal with modern cybercrimes?

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:21:02 +0000

Police forces are working hard to keep up with the latest developments in cybercrime, training digital experts for the purpose. But is it enough? And is it happening across the globe?

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Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:55:04 +0000

Networking software giant Citrix Systems says malicious hackers were inside its networks for five months between 2018 and 2019, making off with personal and financial data on company employees, contractors, interns, job candidates and their dependents. The disclosure comes almost a year after Citrix acknowledged that digital intruders had broken in by probing its employee accounts for weak passwords.

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FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:45:23 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z_YNbnD3_LU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:05:12 +0000

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qyltSL5-IRc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI issues warning about lucrative fake job scams

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:30:58 +0000

What’s the difference between a real job and a fake one found on the internet? The fake ones are suspiciously easy to get interviews for.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gAFkIxgbe1k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI seizes credentials-for-sale site WeLeakInfo.com

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:21:18 +0000

The FBI has seized the domain for WeLeakInfo.com, a site that sold breached data records, after a multinational effort by law enforcement.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XbN7y20SIRI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:58:29 +0000

The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YDB2zgAZ1YM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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