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LinkedIn: Personal data first stolen, then sold
LinkedIn: Personal data first stolen, then sold - Image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay

The data of a business network is also interesting for cyber gangsters: other companies are deceived with stolen contact data and profiles or the data is used for BCE mails - business email compromise. This is how users and companies can protect themselves. Almost everyone who is looking for a new job probably knows this situation: a headhunter writes to you on LinkedIn and the job offer sounds interesting. So you are quickly tempted to send your CV to the supposed headhunter without much thought. After all, speed is required when looking for a job. But beware! Japanese cybersecurity provider Trend…

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Darknet prices for passports, credit cards or PayPal accounts

Information has its value: In a report, Bitdefender has determined which market prices apply to personal information and documents on the dark web. A German identity card is available from as little as 2.500 euros. Facebook and LinkedIn access are available as cheap goods. The dark web is a large exchange for selling personal information. Many of the offers aimed at criminals are themselves fraudulent. But information has its market price. In a recent report, Bitdefender Labs documented what some digital identity assets are worth. Personal documents are the most expensive. Access data to social media accounts such as Facebook…

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Phishing Report shows the current email traps
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

In its new Brand Phishing Report for the fourth quarter of 2022, Check Point presents the new phishing threats. The report highlights the brands most frequently impersonated by hackers in their attempts to steal personal information or payment details in the months of October, November and December of the past year. In general, the technology sector was the industry most impersonated by brand phishing in the last quarter of 2022, followed by logistics and social media. DHL ranked second with 16 percent of all branded phishing attempts, ahead of Microsoft in third…

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