Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Exposed data, some of which go back to 2013, include sensitive information and credit card details. The availability of such kind of data could expose hotel guests to a wide range of malicious activities, including identity theft, phishing attacks, scams, malware attacks, and reservation takeover. According to the experts.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 24, 2021

Well, a recent hacking case in Pennsylvania highlights how serious the consequences can be and what hackers can gain. Hack leads to stolen identities and fraud. After so many data breaches in the news, many end-users begin to wonder if it really matters when their personal information or user credentials are taken.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The WBSC, headquartered in Switzerland, was established in 2013 and currently has 141 countries as members located in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. According to the team, having passport data exposed puts individuals at risk of identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. Sixteen months later, Experian clearly has not addressed this gaping lack of security.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 15, 2024

In what could be one of the largest data breaches in history, personal information of potentially billions of individuals may have been compromised in a hack of National Public Data (NPD), a Florida-based background check company. According to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. billion individuals from NPD's database.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As a result, all 143 million US victims are at greater risk of identity theft, and will remain at risk for years to come. And those who suffer identify theft will have problems for months, if not years, as they work to clean up their name and credit rating. The company's incident response after the breach was similarly damaging.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But the dark web is also associated with illegal activities including the trafficking of drugs, weapons, and illegal pornography, hacking and cybercrime, terrorism, and the sale of stolen data or personal information. From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road hosted 1.2 The FBI shut down the Silk Road in October 2013. billion in value.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Well, a recent hacking case in Pennsylvania highlights how serious the consequences can be and what hackers can gain. Hack leads to stolen identities and fraud. After so many data breaches in the news, many end-users begin to wonder if it really matters when their personal information or user credentials are taken.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Evaldas Rimasauskas was sentenced to five years of prison for stealing $120 Million from Google and Facebook employees with business email compromise (BEC) attacks carried out between 2013 and 2015. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and three counts of money laundering. ” .

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Many states now require drivers license numbers as a way of verifying an applicant’s identity. In 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news about an identity theft service in the underground that programmatically pulled sensitive consumer credit data directly from a subsidiary of Experian. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

It was founded in 2013 and operates worldwide but mainly in Ukraine and Russia. Identity Theft: Leaked personally identifiable information (PIIs) can be used to access accounts on other websites, leading to further information leaks and outright identity theft. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ringostat).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Screenshot from the latest forum discussion about RepWatch in 2013: The CSV files appear to have included the same set of 350 million unique emails, separated into three groups: hashed, hashed and salted, and unencrypted files. SecurityAffairs – hacking, email addresses). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

The motion picture acquisition agreements, tax ID requests, and contract addendum scans all date between 2013 and 2016. Acquiring someone’s social security number or employer identification number is one of the first steps toward committing identity theft. SecurityAffairs – hacking,IndieFlix ). Disclosure. .

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A company called Javelin Strategy and Research claims that one out of every four consumers who receive a notice that they’ve been a victim of a data breach will become a victim of identity theft. Looking to hack into someone else’s website or steal their data? That can cost as little as $50.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. On the other hand, while passkeys may do much to stop email phishing , as biometrics won’t be an easy target, cyber criminals can turn to other malware to remotely hack and unlock a phone.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

Those risks include: Fraud, spam or virus attacks Falling prey to online scams, resulting in data or identity theft Potential for negative comments from employees about the organisation Legal consequences if employees use these sites to view or distribute objectionable, illicit or offensive material.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 27, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#212), Brandon Hoffman, the CISO of Intel 471 joins us to discuss that company’s latest report that looks at China’s diversified marketplace for stolen data and stolen identities. Data leaks, data breaches and data dumps are so common these days that they don’t even attract that much attention.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Once cybercriminals have illicit access to an organization’s network, data breach, system hacks, and malware or ransomware attacks become just a matter of time. Yahoo also recorded a breach that affected 1 billion accounts in 2013, where names and passwords were stolen. What Industries Are the Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches?

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In April 2013, I received via U.S. When I first encountered now-31-year-old Sergei “Fly,” “Flycracker,” “MUXACC” Vovnenko in 2013, he was the administrator of the fraud forum “thecc[dot]bz,” an exclusive and closely guarded Russian language board dedicated to financial fraud and identity theft.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

As part of this mindset, more consumers are subscribing to a personal VPN service which they use to shield themselves from disinformation sweeps and to protect themselves from Covid 19-related hacks and scams. I first encountered consumer VPNs back in 2013, when I interviewed the founders of Hotspot Shield and TunnelBear for this news story.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2022

Cybercrime statistics from Dataprot states that 60 million Americans have experienced identity theft, highlighting the importance of destroying data completely. More recently, there was the 2022 Crypto.com hack which saw $18 million of Bitcoin and a further $15 million of Ethereum. It isn’t simply a matter of data security.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Within the hacking community, doxing is an intimidation tactic to unmask the otherwise anonymous details of another user. March 2013 Multiple celebrities and political figures, including Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher, Jay-Z, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton, were the victims of doxing their financial details. A Brief History of Doxing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 30, 2021

Identity theft topped the list for both groups at 51%, with fake vaccine cards that could be used to hack smartphones (Americans 45%, British 44%) and data breaches (Americans 44%, Brits 45%) close behind. Among key findings: 80% of Americans and 76% of those in the U.K. Learn more at www.anomali.com.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

UCLA Health Hacked, 4.5 The hospital group is now offering affected staffs and patients one year of identity theft recovery services. National Security Agency Teaches Students Ethical Hacking, Cybersecurity. Cybersecurity Intern Accused in Huge Hacking Bust. Million Victims. Last Wednesday, the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 27, 2020

He pleaded guilty last week in a Virginia court to access device fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, identity theft, wire fraud and money laundering. Vovnenko also served as administrator of his own cybercrime forum, which he used in 2013 to carry out a plan to have Yours Truly framed for heroin possession.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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