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US citizens lost more than $68M to SIM swap attacks in 2021, FBI warns

Security Affairs

In 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received complaints for 1,611 SIM swapping attacks, while the number of complaints in the period between 2018 e 2002 was 320 causing a total of losses of $12 million. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts. Be aware of any changes in SMS-based connectivity.

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Spanish police dismantled SIM swapping gang who stole money from victims’ bank accounts

Security Affairs

Once obtained the SIM cards, they were able to bypass SMS-based 2FA used to access bank accounts and steal the money. With this, they deceived the employees of phone stores to obtain duplicate SIM cards and, in this way, have access to the bank’s security confirmation messages. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MY TAKE: New ‘cyberthreat index’ shows SMBs cognizant of big risks, ill-prepared to deal with them

The Last Watchdog

I often see a sizable gap between perceptions and reality among many SMB leaders,” Troy Gill a senior security analyst at AppRiver told me. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill. In the not-so-distant past, only elite hackers had access to high-end, cutting-edge hacking tools.

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California passes major legislation, expanding consumer privacy rights and legal exposure for US and global companies

Data Protection Report

Consumer access and data portability rights. The new right to access and deletion in California would be extended to these data categories. With GDPR and now the new California law, managing personal data and keeping it secure is getting more expensive. Private actions.

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California Passes Major Legislation, Expanding Consumer Privacy Rights and Legal Exposure for US and Global Companies

Data Protection Report

Consumer Access and Data Portability Rights. The new right to access and deletion in California would be extended to these data categories. With GDPR and now with the new California law in place, managing personal data and keeping it secure is getting more expensive. Private Actions.

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Public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications. Google Workspace, Salesforce).

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. However, in a classic failure of operational security, many of these employees had their MegaPlan account messages automatically forwarded to their real ChronoPay email accounts.