KnowBe4 - CyberheistNews Vol 12 #15 [Heads Up] Hard-boiled Social Engineering by a Fake "Emergency Data Request"

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #15 [Heads Up] Hard-boiled Social Engineering by a Fake "Emergency Data Request"


CyberheistNews Vol 12 #15  |   Apr. 12th., 2022
[Heads Up] Hard-boiled Social Engineering by a Fake "Emergency Data Request"

Bloomberg has reported that forged "Emergency Data Requests" last year induced Apple and Meta to surrender "basic subscriber details, such as a customer's address, phone number and IP address."

Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) come from US law enforcement authorities. But don't they need a warrant to ask for this kind of information? Yes, normally they do. Brian Krebs explains, "In the United States, when federal, state or local law enforcement agencies wish to obtain information about who owns an account at a social media firm, or what Internet addresses a specific cell phone account has used in the past, they must submit an official court-ordered warrant or subpoena."



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/cyberheistnews-vol-12-15-heads-up-hard-boiled-social-engineering

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