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Tag Archives: fraud
Volkswagen Hack
In the traditional meaning of the word hack, there are some half-million diesel powered Volkswagens out that have the capability to detect when they are hooked up to an emissions computer and switch modes to ‘burn clean’, which are normally … Continue reading
Here’s Why Physical Security Walkthroughs Are a Great Test
If you act like you belong, it’s not often you get questioned about your actions. This has been proven time and time again at many places with a lot of turnaround. This has especially worked well for a recent Walmart … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, fraud, Physical Security, Security Awareness, social engineering
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Business Email Compromise Leads to $737,000 Transfer to China
The FBI classifies “phishing that leads to loss” as Business Email Compromise (BEC). In a recently released story that closely matches the BEC hack in Omaha I wrote about back in February, another company fell victim to a spearphishing attack … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, cybercrime, FBI, fraud, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, vishing
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Vishing Voicemail? Sounds Serious!
I got a voicemail yesterday on my Google Voice number, a number I haven’t used in a year. Vishing is voice phishing, a category of social engineering and the act of using the telephone in an attempt to scam a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Danny Archer, fraud, phishing, Security Awareness, vishing, voice phishing
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Personnel Data and Social Security Numbers for EVERY Federal Employee STOLEN
It was announced last week that hackers stole Social Security Numbers, military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance, and pension information (age, gender, race data) when they breached the Office … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, cybercrime, fraud, hacked, hacking, Identity Theft, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, phishing
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The IRS
Multiple sources, such as Krebs and Ars Technica, report that a lot of fraudulent activity has focused around the Get Transcript app on the IRS website. To obtain a transcript online, all that was needed to start the process was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Anthem, breach, Brian Krebs, fraud, hacked, IRS
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Starbucks Customers Targeted
Starbucks customers have been targeted and money is being syphoned from the credit or debit card they have tied to their Starbucks accounts… Why would you even do this? No idea. But when you go for convenience, you usually sacrifice … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, credit card, customers, debit card, fraud, payment card, Starbucks
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Ring! Ring! Yes, This is the I.R.S! NOT!
Criminals have been calling taxpayers and insisting they must “immediately give up their personal information or make a payment,” Don’t fall for it! It’s a scam! The I.R.S. will never call as their method is to send old fashioned mail. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, cybercrime, fraud, hackers, IRS, privacy, risk, scam, Security Awareness, social engineering
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Douglas County Sheriff Office Investigates Fraud
Recent reports of people receiving unsolicited fraudulent credit cards in the mail. “At this time we believe that it may be part of the personal information breach involving insurance companies operating in Georgia,” the agency said in a news alert. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, credit card, cybercrime, fraud, Security Awareness
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Neil Moore, Conman Extraordinaire!
Neil Moore was imprisoned for stealing 3 million dollars by posing as staff from Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank and Santander. While serving his time, he was able to get his hands on a phone and he set up a fake … Continue reading
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Tagged email fraud, fraud, lol, Security Awareness, sorta phishing
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