Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

Hacked or ill-gotten accounts at consumer data brokers have fueled ID theft and identity theft services of various sorts for years. Secret Service had arrested a 24-year-old man named Hieu Minh Ngo for running an identity theft service out of his home in Vietnam. The now defunct SSNDOB identity theft service.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ohio based DNA Diagnostics Center(DDC) that deals with DNA research, and paternity tests has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that its IT staff have discovered a cyber incident that relates to the data exposure of over 2 million patients whose DNA was tested between 2004 and 2012.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Data Security Access Control Thales | Cloud Protection & Licensing Solutions More About This Author > In 2004, the first Safer Internet Day (SID) debuted by the EU SafeBorders project with a mission to make the digital world a safer space for everyone.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

SHA1 (Secure Hashing Algorithm 1) has been broken since 2004 and can be breached quickly by criminals at relatively little cost. Moreover, the database contained physical addresses – paired with names, email addresses, and phone numbers, this information could be used for identity theft or harassment.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2004 — Lowe’s — Brian Salcedo is sentenced to 9 years for hacking into Lowe’s home improvement stores and attempting to steal customer credit card information. . 2004 — ChoicePoint — A 41-year-old Nigerian citizen compromises customer data of ChoicePoint, but the company only informs 35,000 people of the breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It was enacted to prevent and mitigate identity theft, provide notice of security breaches, and enhance law enforcement assistance. In 2004 the state enacted a law that required companies to implement and maintain reasonable security to protect personal information from unauthorized access and use. citizens during any 12 months.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

And this year is a special occasion: a Quinceañera of sorts recognizing 15 years since the first Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004. These days, cyber security is personal, Grant said: from corporate losses and fines to personal identity theft. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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