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The Federal Communications Commission warned Americans of an increasing wave of SMS phishing attacks attempting to steal their personal information and money. "The FCC tracks consumer complaints - rather than call or text volume - and complaints about unwanted text messages have risen steadily in recent years from approximately 5,700 in 2019, 14,000 in 2020, 15,300 in 2021, to 8,500 through June 30, 2022," the US communications watchdog's Robocall Response Team said [PDF].
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off what they call a "Nearly-impossible-to-detect" Linux malware that could be weaponized to backdoor infected systems. Dubbed Symbiote by threat intelligence firms BlackBerry and Intezer, the stealthy malware is so named for its ability to conceal itself within running processes and network traffic and drain a victim's resources like a parasite.
US law enforcement has shut down another dark web market, seizing and dismantling SSNDOB, a site dealing in stolen personal information. Prior to the takedown, SSNDOB reportedly had 24 million individuals' records available for purchase, which it regularly advertised on dark web forums.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says Americans have reported losing more than $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency to scams between January 2021 and March 2022. The U.S. law enforcement agency said that tens of thousands of reports pointed to over $1.6 billion in cryptocurrency losses.
While the professional association confirmed to The Register it was the victim of a "Cybersecurity incident" that occurred on or around April 21, it did not disclose the nature of the attack. The association also notified federal law enforcement and hired third-party security specialists "To investigate the impact on ADA systems and restore full system functionality," the email said.
The ADA is a dentist and oral hygiene advocacy association providing training, workshops, and courses to its 175,000 members. Last night, the ADA began emailing its members, including state dental associations, practices, and organizations, with an update about the attack and information that can be shared with the recipient's members.
The ADA is a dentist and oral hygiene advocacy association providing training, workshops, and courses to its 175,000 members. On Friday, the ADA suffered a cyberattack that forced them to take affected systems offline, which disrupted various online services, telephones, email, and webchat.
The payment services giant advises that some users may continue to experience issues online or over the phone. The issues reported by users included being unable to log in to their Amex accounts, make payments, or get to an Amex customer service representative over the phone.
Yesterday, American Express users across the world including US, UK, and Europe, experienced widespread outages lasting hours. The issues reported by users included being unable to log in to their Amex accounts, make payments, or get to an Amex customer service representative over the phone.
The US Federal Trade Commission said today that Americans reported losses of more than $5.8 billion to fraud during last year, a massive total increase of over 70% compared to the losses reported in 2020. The FTC added a total of roughly 5.7 million consumer reports to its Consumer Sentinel Network secure online database in 2021.