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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

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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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Krebs on Security

Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. Avira Crypto. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based

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A Light at the End of Liberty Reserve’s Demise?

Krebs on Security

Federal officials charged that Liberty Reserve facilitated a “broad range of criminal activity, including credit card fraud, identity theft, investment fraud, computer hacking, child pornography, and narcotics trafficking.”

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

Security Affairs

, aka Baobeilong, aka Zhang Jianguo, aka Atreexp, both nationals of the People’s Republic of China (China), with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft was announced today. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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What To Know About Privacy Data

Identity IQ

Identity theft also affects around 1.4 If you have never been affected by a scam or issue such as identity theft, then you may not yet fully comprehend the important role that data privacy plays. Apart from these strategies, another great way to keep your data protected is to use an identity theft protection service.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

2002 – 2006: Origins of the Tor Project After onion routing was patented, additional computer scientists joined the original development team in 2002 and created the biggest project for onion routing yet: The Onion Routing Project, now commonly known as the Tor Project. Navy patented onion routing in 1998.

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Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

Malwarebytes

As a member of the club, he competed in a local programming competition, helping the team to win in both 2005 and 2006. Despite this, he was active in extracurricular activities. In high school, he participated in a computer club. During the lengthy trial, it was the child pornography charge that seemed to be of most concern to the defense.

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