Scammers
exploit new
‘data-leak-
compensation’
scheme
Dedicated license plate camera
for capturing clear images
K
aspersky experts have detected a
new online fraud scheme designed to
trick people into thinking they are owed
compensation. Under the pretext of
offering compensation for personal data
leaks, scammers instead urge users to buy
‘temporary US social security numbers’
worth around US$9 each.
Some of the victims were found in Algeria
and Egypt. The scheme exploits issues
around privacy. Kaspersky says a website
offers to check whether user data has ever
been leaked, so one needs to provide their
specific surname, first name, phone number
and social media accounts.
Once this has been done, an alert is shown
indicating that the user has experienced a
leak, which can include data such as photos,
videos and contact information, entitling
the user to compensation of thousands of
dollars. However, fraudsters do not just ask
for a user to enter a bank card number and
wait for the payment to be credited; users
inevitably need to offer their own social
security numbers .
“The bottom line is always the same –
the juicy promise of quite a bit of easy
money, followed by a demand to pay for
an inexpensive service, be it a commission,
a ‘securing’ payment, or a temporary SSN.
The new scheme is quite a topical one and
is related to offering compensation for data
leaks,” said Tatyana Sidorina, security expert
at Kaspersky.
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A xis Communications has released
a camera specially designed to
capture clear and sharp license plate
images from vehicles moving at speeds
of up to 130 km/h. and all visiting vehicles automatically are
registered; or to alert security at a school
of any suspicious vehicle without license
plates, or when a vehicle on a watch list
passes by the school.
“Automatic license plate recognition has
a much wider use than capturing license
plates for traffic fines,” said Brendon Hall,
Sales Manager, Africa at Axis. “These cameras can be used to improve
service, efficiency and security at
shopping centres, office parks, residential
estates and even schools.” The AXIS Q1700-LE License Plate
Camera uses advanced technology to
ensure pixel density for license plate
identification in one lane traffic at a
range of up to 100 m during daytime
and up to 50 m at nighttime. For
nighttime capture range of up to 100
m, AXIS T90D20 IR-LED Illuminator is
available as an optional accessory.
For example, license plate cameras can
be used for parking management to
facilitate or automate payment, entry
and exit; access control, where the gate
is only opened for authorised vehicles It’s compatible with AXIS Camera Station
and can be used with server-based or
edge analytics from most third-party
vendors to perform further analysis of
recorded or live material. n
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