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35-year long identity theft leads to imprisonment for victim

Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

Matthew David Keirans, a 58-year-old former hospital employee has pleaded guilty to assuming another man’s identity since 1988. He was convicted of one count of making a false statement to a National Credit Union Administration insured institution and one count of aggravated identity theft.

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Pwned or Bot

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 19, 2023

Of course there's all the nasty stuff (phishing, identity theft, spam), but there are also some amazingly positive uses for data illegally taken from someone else's system. The best illustration I can give is how Stripe defines risk by assessing a multitude of fraud factors.

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Inside the Massive Alleged AT&T Data Breach

Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

The Dropbox and LinkedIn breaches, for example, occurred in 2012 before being broadly distributed in 2016 and just like those incidents, the alleged AT&T data is now in very broad circulation. That's just an unacceptable risk for which the old adage of "you cannot lose what you do not have" provides the best possible fix.

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IDIQ Names Industry Veteran Damian Bushnell Chief Product Officer

Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

16, 2021 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft and credit report monitoring, has named Damian Bushnell the company’s new chief product officer. Bushnell first joined IDIQ in 2012 as the senior vice president for product, project and development. Temecula, California, Nov. The company features 100% U.S.

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ID theft ghouls targeting Surfside victims is appalling, but no surprise

Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

We’ve written at length about account compromise and identity theft , and how criminals will often hijack accounts belonging to dead people. Digging into identity theft. Depending on the region, identity theft of the dead can take many forms. ” Preventing identity theft.

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Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin sentenced to 12 years in prison

Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

The man was arrested in Georgia at the request of US authorities, he was charged with multiple conspiracy counts, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and four counts of computer hacking. Andrei Tyurin is accused of being the mastermind of the organization that targeted the US financial institution from 2012 to mid-2015.

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Data Breach: Turkish legal advising company exposed over 15,000 clients

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. Inova has been operating since 2012 and has handled thousands of cases since then. Identity theft.

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IDIQ Names Industry Veteran Damian Bushnell Chief Product Officer

Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

16, 2021 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft and credit report monitoring, has named Damian Bushnell the company’s new chief product officer. Bushnell first joined IDIQ in 2012 as the senior vice president for product, project and development. Temecula, California, Nov. The company features 100% U.S.

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Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2012, as a senior soon to graduate with a physics degree, he worked on a project with faculty member Robert W. We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Brown regarding nanoparticle behavior, assisting with software to visualize the behavior in 3D.

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5 Tips to Help Avoid Charity Scams This Giving Tuesday

Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Giving Tuesday originated in the United States in 2012 to contrast the commercialism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Secure websites encrypt your data, reducing the risk of it falling into the wrong hands. It has since spread worldwide to more than 150 countries.

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How to Prevent Data Leaks

Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In this article we will take a look at major cybersecurity risks and best practices how to reduce or avoid corporate data leakage. In March 2014, hackers used login information leaked by eBay employees to access sensitive user data of 145 million customers , putting these users at risk of identity theft, password theft and phishing risks.

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A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris

Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2012, the main company in charge of providing those calling services — Wellesley Hills, Mass-based Unipoint Technology Inc. A Sherborn, Mass. property owned by Barsky Real Estate Trust and Dmitry Lybarsky. — was fined $179,000 by the U.S. 1 that it was likely shutting down because of the lawsuit.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2005 — PhoneBusters — PhoneBusters reports 11K+ identity theft complaints in Canada, and total losses of $8.5M, making this the fastest growing form of consumer fraud in North America. . This puts customers relying on them to secure their networks at risk. retailer (Polo Ralph Lauren).

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For initial access, RansomHub affiliates often compromise internet-facing systems and user endpoints via phishing emails, password spraying, and exploiting high-risk remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Regularly reassess your risk posture and adjust patching priorities accordingly.

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For initial access, RansomHub affiliates often compromise internet-facing systems and user endpoints via phishing emails, password spraying, and exploiting high-risk remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Regularly reassess your risk posture and adjust patching priorities accordingly.

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35-year long identity theft leads to imprisonment for victim

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Inside the Massive Alleged AT&T Data Breach

IDIQ Names Industry Veteran Damian Bushnell Chief Product Officer

ID theft ghouls targeting Surfside victims is appalling, but no surprise

Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin sentenced to 12 years in prison

Data Breach: Turkish legal advising company exposed over 15,000 clients

IDIQ Names Industry Veteran Damian Bushnell Chief Product Officer

Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

5 Tips to Help Avoid Charity Scams This Giving Tuesday

How to Prevent Data Leaks

A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris

Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

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