Tag: scams
Threat Spotlight: Evolving ‘we know where you live’ tactics personalize sextortion scams
Sextortion scams are a type of extortion where criminals attempt to extort money from victims by threatening to release explicit images or videos unless demands are met. Leveraging usernames and passwords stolen in data breaches, criminals contact victims and claim...
Three new reports from ITRC: H1 breaches, 2023 trends, and a new toll scam
As longtime readers of this space already know, I’m a big fan of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). Their regular breach reports provide lots of highly detailed statistics, their trend reporting is invaluable to help project the future of...
Research shows spear phishing continues to grow
The 2021 FBI Internet Crime Report reveals that spear phishing scams snagged more victims than any other type of internet scam last year. Phishing and related tactics are attempts to trick victims into disclosing their credentials and other sensitive information. Phishing...
