Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Millions of people likely just received an email or snail mail notice saying they’re eligible to claim a class action payment in connection with the 2017 megabreach at consumer credit bureau Equifax. Justice Department indicted four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for perpetrating the 2017 Equifax hack.

Identity Theft 248

Identity Theft Data breaches Data collection Hacking 248

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

On January 4, 2017, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), located in Cleveland, Ohio, became aware of an infection on more than 100 of its computers. On January 10 2017, and unaware of this ongoing investigation, Malwarebytes became aware of the Mac version of the malware that would become known as FruitFly.

Malware 88

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Data collection 88

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

For example, in July of 2017, the data of 14 million Verizon users was breached due to incorrectly configured buckets. This was exactly the technique used for the Twitter hack in the summer of 2020. Identity theft. One result of doxing aimed at an individual employee may also be theft of their identity.

Identity Theft 101

Identity Theft Phishing Accountability Banking 101

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. The cybercrooks might also use the data to contact their victims later, staging a more convincing swindle. Scammers created a page on the telegra.ph

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Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 102