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The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its 2023 report on cybercrime, looking at online scams affecting people.The report says more people are reporting crimes, and losses across the country grew to $12.6 billion in 2023. That is up from $10.3 billion in 2022. More than 880,000 people filed complaints last year.In Maine, total […]

Scams cost Mainers millions of dollars. Which ones do people fall for the most? The number of complaints and total losses continues to grow Updated: 11:02 AM EST Mar 7, 2024 The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its 2023 report on cybercrime, looking at online scams affecting people.The report says more people are […]

New survey data released by IDShield found a staggering 7 out of 10 Americans who use dating apps have been scammed, losing money and risking their identity. (Graphic: Business Wire) Six in ten victims of scams lost more than $10,000, with 64% disclosing personal and financial information that was subsequently used against them. (Photo: Business […]

Cybercrime resulted in at least $12.5 billion worth of losses last year, according to the FBI.  The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center 2023 report shows the agency received a record number of complaints, at 880,418. “This is a nearly 10% increase in complaints received, and it represents a 22% increase in losses suffered, compared to […]

Hello! We have recently launched a Intelligent CIO account, with this account you can save your details and have access to all your downloaded content from our sites.You are not […] The post The CISO’s Guide to Ransomware Prevention – Intelligent CIO Africa | #ransomware | #cybercrime first appeared on National Cyber Security Consulting. The […]

Cybercrime group ChostSec was linked to a ransomware family of the Golang variant called GhostLocker. Attacks conducted by the group have targeted a myriad of counties and sectors including Cuba, Poland, China, Lebanon, Israel, India, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia to name a few. Targeted sectors include government, critical infrastructure, education, and manufacturing. According to a […]

Linux Malware targets misconfigured misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis servers Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2024 A new Linux malware campaign campaign is targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. Researchers from Cado Security observed a new Linux malware campaign targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. The threat actors […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — According to AARP, there has been an explosion of cryptocurrency scams over the past two years. Experts say romance scams have become one of the top drivers of cryptocurrency fraud because once the criminal creates a deep connection with their victim, they can get that person to do things they wouldn’t normally do. […]

Many phones are working again, he said. The water-bill payment system is back online, and work continues on the “big three” systems: tax offices, the courts, and the internal employee system, Anderson said. Election systems, though temporarily taken offline out of caution, were not affected; and early voting is underway for the March 12 presidential […]