Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

.” The exposed information may have included customers’ full name, address, email address, account number, social security number, customer account personal identification number (PIN), account security questions and answers, date of birth, plan information, and the number of lines subscribed associated with the account.

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Mobile Data breaches Telecommunications Identity Theft 133

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. ” Indeed, the theft of $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency in July 2018 was the impetus for my interview with REACT. million customers. ” Sgt.

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Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 269

Malwarebytes

MAY 14, 2021

But the moment someone calls through with one single account compromise, the customer service rep has no idea what they’re walking into. Did the attacker bypass text-based 2FA by social engineering the mobile provider? In 2018, they were offering backpack upgrades for anybody using authentication and their SMS Protect service.

Accountability 85

Accountability Authentication Passwords Social Engineering 85

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Passwords suffer from all the problems you're probably already aware of: they're often weak, they're regularly reused and they're also readily obtainable through attacks such as social engineering (phishing, smishing , vishing , etc.) — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) October 29, 2018.

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Passwords Authentication Accountability Mobile 272