Security News > 2021 > July > Ruthless Attackers Target Florida Condo Collapse Victims

Are now being urged to check the credit of their deceased relatives thanks to a group of heartless hackers targeting victims in a new identity-theft scheme.

Apparently, cybercriminals are watching the news and stealing the identities of victims read during the broadcast.

Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told local Florida news station 10 News that law enforcement is working to track down the cybercriminals.

Officials aren't releasing details about how many of the victims have already been targeted.

Throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic attackers have gone after life-saving vaccine-makers, tried to swindle people out of their relief checks and interrupted critical supply chains.

The Dark Web is full of stolen personal data just waiting to be exploited by threat actors with recent high-profile data dumps from LinkedIn, PlayStation and LimeVPN. Law enforcement working on catching Surfside victims' identity thieves isn't providing any additional details about the investigation but is urging family members of victims to check both recent credit history and contact the Social Security office, according to Insider, who also interviewed Burkett.

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https://threatpost.com/attackers-target-florida-condo-collapse-victims/167917/