Romance scams: $12.4B lost last year. Brand impersonation is the engine.
Pig butchering operations exploit platform and brand trust by impersonating real financial institutions.
We examined how brand impersonation fuels the romance scam economy:
https://t.co/Pdm1NBQ36e
What’s one piece of brand protection advice you could share with a C-suite executive over a beer?🍻
Asked at last week’s #AAPL webinar, Allure Security Field CTO Mark Trinidad weighed in…
The verdict? Take a look 👇
🌟 Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay with Allure Security! 💪✨ We’re incredibly proud to have incredible women driving innovation in brand protection. Cheers to our favorite #WomenInTech!
Like Android, iOS joining the sideloading arena, and we anticipate:
🌊 A surge in alternative iOS marketplaces
🛡️ Increased risks from cloned iOS apps
🔄 The circulation of outdated app versions that lack critical security updates
https://t.co/H42riHrN9I
#Fraudsters continue to abuse⚠️ #dynamicDNS to impersonate #Financial Institutions.
Recently, we found more than 30 fake websites impersonating a single #CreditUnion in 2024 alone, using dynamic DNS.
That's more than 1 website a day.
More on this here: https://t.co/X0l3tjQw59
🚀Boosting brand protection, Allure Security’s patent-pending GPTwist couples #dnstwist with @OpenAI's #chatGPT for wider-reaching, more effective scam detection.🤖
Request a demo and see the difference:
https://t.co/51SXopjfHh
Proving that you can't count on Apple alone to keep people safe from lookalike versions of your #mobileapp, in February, a #fraudulent@LastPass Password manager app made it onto it's official #AppStore
https://t.co/7NiXFftz5R
The @FTC recently reported U.S. adults lost $2.7 billion to imposter scams #fraud in 2023. Learn more about a #scam on #Facebook which:
📲Impersonated U.S. government employees
🗃️Attempts to steal identity information
⚠️Had multiple abuse reports ignored
https://t.co/A4QfMvnCOS
💸Online #Merchants Beware!💸
Phishers have been known to use #reselling apps to push #phishing websites.
"Purchase messages" leading to phony links can fool even careful users
Context is everything! Always look to verify links before entering any personal information
I was selling some items of clothes on Vinted👚
✉️I got an email from Vinted saying one of my items had been sold and to click here to process the order.
I clicked on the link without thinking and got to a page which asked for my card details💳
We’re thrilled to kick off 2024 with a massive update to our #BrandProtection platform!
⚡️Enhanced dashboard & navigation
📄Executive Summary PDF for reporting
🔎Improved detection & visibility
Check it out! Available to all users, just log in!
More:
https://t.co/Nbfzs8OUId
AI-driven #phishing is getting sophisticated.
At Allure Security, the surge in brand #impersonation by #fraudsters signals a storm ahead. Don't get caught unprepared.
It's time to reinforce your #OnlineBrandProtection today.
https://t.co/zVrWGdmryo
Had a blast at last night’s reception 🍻 & excited for day 2 of
@theCCUL#CULAUNCH event. Come see us at Booth 660 to enter our Amazon Fire tablet raffle, grab an Allure Security X Metallica t-shirt, and take a look at online #BrandImpersonations of your #CreditUnion we've found.
Lets face it, #BrandProtection rocks. 🤘🎸
For that reason, we're at the @carolinas credit union league #CULAUNCH24 event, giving out our exclusive @AllureSecurity X Metallica mashup T-shirts - Stop by booth 660 and let's redefine security in style!
In 2024, brands without an #online presence are few and far between.
Establishing and protecting your brand’s #DigitalFootprint is crucial to success online
Looking for direction? Take a look at our free guide at https://t.co/rDiIt5aEUS
#BrandProtection
In March, Apple will enable iOS #sideloading for #iOS 17.4 users in the EU
🎁Users gain access to 3rd party app stores
📈Greatly increasing the risk of mobile brand impersonations
🔎What does this mean for online #brandprotection
get the scoop: https://t.co/H42riHrN9I
Is it really possible to automate website #takedowns? Unfortunately, No.
👉 Steps to take in removing offending content
📖 The difference in submitting requests vs. actual takedowns
⚠️Why proper #WebsiteTakedowns cannot be automated
Read here: https://t.co/rkdiCy6aLk
#phishing
Impersonations on #LinkedIn can be tricky and are often more complex than meets the eye.
📋 Attackers combine multiple scamming methods
🎭 Compromised accounts harming brand pages
🤥 Phony job listings impersonating your brand
https://t.co/EYfDd0ehUX
#BrandImpersonation
🌐Mercury Financial is committed to helping its customers manage credit and build a better life
Hear from Deputy CISO Alex Arengo on how Allure Security boosts his team’s effectiveness & aids in upholding customer trust and the brand's digital reputation
https://t.co/Nmgz2n6mjr