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The many ways you can be scammed on Facebook, part II

December 18, 2020 admin 20/21 winter wishes, 2020 jayco greyhawk rv, account hijack, bbb, Better Business Bureau, bitcoin trading scam, CNBC, covid-19, Facebook, facebook grant scam, facebook phishing, facebook scams, fake facebook app, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, jayco rv scam, like-farming, mercy corps, online scams, personally identifiable information, phishing, PII, pyramid scheme, scams, Secret Sister, secret sister gift exchange, secret sister scam, social media scams, us postal inspection service, vpnmentor

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:10:00 +0000

Not everything on Facebook is a scam, thankfully, but there are some nasty ones that could potentially ruin the Yuletide season for you. Here are some tips on keeping safe.

Categories: Scams

Tags: 20/21 Winter Wishes 2020 Jayco Greyhawk RV account hijack BBB Better Business Bureau Bitcoin trading scam CNBC covid-19 facebook Facebook grant scam facebook phishing facebook scams fake facebook app Federal Trade Commission FTC Jayco RV scam like-farming Mercy Corps online scams personally identifiable information phishing PII pyramid scheme Secret Sister secret sister gift exchange secret sister scam social media scams US Postal Inspection Service vpnMentor

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A week in security (December 7 – December 13)

December 14, 2020 admin a week in security, adrozek, CloudFlare, covid-19 vaccines, disinformation, doug levin, ems, Facebook, FireEye, FTC, gift card scams, indian chronicles, k12, ryuk, secure distance learning, tax scams, web skimmers

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:54:19 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 7 – 13, including tax scams, FireEye breach, K12 security, and many other topics.

Categories: A week in security

Tags: adrozek cloudflare covid-19 vaccines disinformation Doug Levin ems facebook FireEye FTC gift card scams indian chronicles k12 ryuk secure distance learning tax scams web skimmers

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RevenueWire to pay $6.7 million to settle FTC charges

May 12, 2020 admin browlock, fake online scanners, fraud, FTC, payment provider, revenuewire, scammers, scams, tech support, tech support scams

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 15:30:00 +0000

The FTC filed a complaint against payment provider RevenueWire and its CEO for laundering credit card payments and facilitating and assisting in fraud.

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Tech support scams

Tags: browlock fake online scanners fraud FTC payment provider revenuewire scammers scams tech support

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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 admin big tech, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Federal Trade Commission, federal trade commission act, FTC, maria cantwell, pre-empt, pre-emption, privacy, private right of action, right to access, right to correct, right to data security, right to delete, right to transparency, senator maria cantwell, US Federal Trade Commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000

The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.

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Privacy

Tags: Big Tech Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act COPRA data portability Data privacy data privacy compliance data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission Act FTC Maria Cantwell pre-empt pre-emption private right of action right to access right to correct right to data security right to delete right to transparency Senator Maria Cantwell US Federal Trade Commission

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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 admin al franken, computer fraud and abuse act, cyberstalk, cyberstalking, Department of Justice, district attorney, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violenc, FBI, federal wiretap act, franken, FTC, jackie's law, mobilespy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, nso group, online harassment, operation safe horizon, phonesheriff, senator al franken, stalkerware, stalking, StealthGenie, Teensafe, us attorney, US Federal Trade Commission, WhatsApp, wiretap

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

Categories:

Stalkerware

Tags: Al Franken Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cyberstalk cyberstalking Department of Justice District Attorney domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violenc fbi Federal Wiretap Act Franken FTC Jackie’s Law MobileSpy National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV NSO Group online harassment Operation Safe Horizon PhoneSheriff Senator Al Franken stalkerware stalking StealthGenie TeenSafe US Attorney US Federal Trade Commission whatsapp Wiretap

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Here are the most popular robocall scams and how to avoid them

November 6, 2019 admin banks, chinese robocalls, chinese scams, chinese student scams, fake kidnapping scams, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Immigration, irs, phones, robocall, robocall scams, robocalls, SCAM, scams, Social Security, Tax, visas

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:52:11 +0000

We dip back into robocall scams, exploring some of the most popular tricks and tactics used to part people from their money and personal information.

Categories:

Scams

Tags: banks chinese robocalls chinese scams chinese student scams fake kidnapping scams Federal Trade Commission FTC immigration IRS phones robocall robocall scams robocalls scam social security tax visas

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A week in security (October 28 – November 3)

November 4, 2019 admin a week in security, adobe creative cloud, Advanced persistent threats, american cancer society, Android, APT, blogger, cybersecurity challenges, data breach, disaster donation scam, emoji app, esports, Fancy Bear, fraud, FTC, gafgyt, internet, journalists, MaaS, Magecart, Malware-as-a-Service, messagetap, nuclear power corp of india, raccoon, retina-x, sextortion, SMB, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, wordpress

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more.

Categories:

A week in security

Tags: Adobe Creative Cloud advanced persistent threats American Cancer Society Android APT blogger cybersecurity challenges data breach disaster donation scam emoji app esports Fancy Bear fraud FTC Gafgyt internet journalists MaaS Magecart Malware-as-a-Service MessageTap Nuclear Power Corp of India Raccoon Retina-X sextortion SMB stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission wordpress

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Stalkerware developer dealt new blow by FTC

October 29, 2019 admin Capital One, consent agreement, consent order, data breach, data breaches, Equifax, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, ftc bureau of consumer protection, Marriott, mobilespy, motherboard, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, phonesheriff, retina-x, retina-x studios, stalkerware, StealthGenie, Teensafe, Uber, US Federal Trade Commission, vice

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:56:37 +0000

A new government front has emerged against stalkerware—the US Federal Trade Commission. Following enforcement against Retina-X and its founder, what’s next?

Categories:

Stalkerware

Tags: Capital One consent agreement consent order data breach data breaches Equifax Federal Trade Commission FTC FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Marriott MobileSpy Motherboard national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence PhoneSheriff Retina-X Retina-X Studios stalkerware StealthGenie TeenSafe Uber US Federal Trade Commission Vice

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