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. Disclosure.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Identity theft is the number one crime in America, a crime that claims an average of more than a million new victims every 30 days. Earlier this month, a firm called Javelin Strategy and Research released its annual Identity Theft Fraud Report. Here’s just a sample: There were an estimated 13.1

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. One of the most notorious one being the BlackPOS spyware that compromised the data of over 40 million Target customers in 2013. And it all started with a single employee falling prey to a phishing email.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. One of the most notorious one being the BlackPOS spyware that compromised the data of over 40 million Target customers in 2013. Ransomware. The backdoor trojan, PlugX malware , compromised around 7.93

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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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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

But constant breaches of organizations large and small, and a trail of victims to ransomware and phishing opened a massive opportunity. It’s a pretty secure market too, given that employees are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain and ransomware and phishing remain top threats. Founded: 2013. McAfee Enterprise.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The next notification I received was for an earlier intrusion, the 2013 compromise of 2.4 At a overview level, many large data breaches occur through an attack called spear phishing. That information would be interactions with law enforcement, recreational drug use, and possibly fingerprints. How Website Security Breaches Occur.

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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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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is valuable personal data that can be used for anything from targeted advertising to identity theft in extreme cases. In 2013, Yahoo was the target of what is still the largest breach of data in history, with over 3 billion accounts getting compromised. Cross-Site Scripting & SQL Injection.

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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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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. Yahoo also recorded a breach that affected 1 billion accounts in 2013, where names and passwords were stolen.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Another widely used tactic for information gathering is phishing or the engagement and manipulation of another user’s trust. Apple stated the threat actor executed spear-phishing attacks to access the vendor’s cloud services suite, iCloud. The US DOJ detailed the string of attacks in 2013 against dozens of victims.

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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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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

Justice Department announces more than 70 indictments and 125 convictions or arrests for phishing, hacking, spamming and other Internet fraud as part of Operation CyberSweep. . 2009-2013 — Roman Seleznev — Roman Seleznev hacks into more than 500 businesses and 3,700 financial institutions in the U.S., billion dollars in damages.

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