Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies into giving away credentials needed to remotely access and modify customer account information. Prosecutors say Jordan K.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

2019 will be the year consumers start thinking more about cyber hygiene , and the year Congress becomes more proactive in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity. Identity theft has become the third certainty in life after death and taxes, and consumer-friendly solutions to protecting against it will profit nicely in 2019.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

This story is about the victims of a particularly aggressive business ID theft ring that’s spent years targeting small businesses across the country and is now pivoting toward using that access for pandemic assistance loans and unemployment benefits. For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Atrium Health launched an investigation into the security breach and discovered that from January 2015 to July 2019, certain online tracking technologies were active on its MyAtriumHealth (formerly MyCarolinas) Patient Portal, accessible via web and mobile. The company notified the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2021

Department of Justice announced that Swiss hacker Till Kottmann, 21, has been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The DoJ announced this week that Till Kottmann was indicted for computer intrusion and identity and data theft activities spanning 2019 to the present. .

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 27, 2025

19-year-old dual German Tunisian national Rami Battikh travelled to the UK in 2019, bringing both his passport and his German national ID. Not every identity theft story is as life-altering as this. This is a sad story that illustrates how losing your ID can effectively ruin your life and reputation.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Attorney for the Western District of Texas unsealed an indictment last week that named Mark Sokolvsky as the core developer for the Raccoon Infostealer business, which was marketed on several Russian-language cybercrime forums beginning in 2019. Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Sokolovsky has been consulting with Houston, Tx.-based

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

In a blog post on Wednesday , Google’s Michelle Chang wrote that the company’s expanded policy now allows for the removal of additional information that may pose a risk for identity theft, such as confidential log-in credentials, email addresses and phone numbers when it appears in Search results.

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Adam Levin

MAY 19, 2021

TransUnion, 2019: The credit reporting bureau reported the data compromise of 37,000 Canadians, however the nature and content of that compromise are not clear. . Equifax, 2017: A data breach impacted almost 150 million Equifax customers, who subsequently reported identity-related crimes using that data.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. which was renamed to NortonLifeLock in 2019. In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based based NortonLifeLock Inc., the same company that now owns Norton 360.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest travel leisure company, discloses a data breach that took place in 2019. The company launched an investigation immediately after it discovered an anomalous activity on its network in May 2019. “In late May 2019, we identified suspicious activity on our network.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

You have until January 31, 2019 to enroll in this extension of free credit monitoring through IDnotify , a part of Experian.” Credit monitoring services can be useful in helping consumers dig themselves out of the mess caused by identity theft. Equifax’s FAQ on the changes is available here. EQUIFERIAN ® ?

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The EDD’s practice of mailing documents that include the full Social Security numbers of their intended recipients greatly elevates the risk of identity theft, according to California State Auditor Elaine Howle, who urged a halt to the practice in 2019.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Identity Theft Recource Center warns that businesses of all sizes should be vigilant about data security.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 1, 2020

Joomla administrators announced that they had removed all accounts that had been inactive since before 2019, and enabled multi-factor authentication for users on the site. Leaked information included names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, encrypted passwords, and IP addresses.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 27, 2022

The improper disposal of smartphones and computers is one of the most common ways for a nefarious character to access sensitive information that can lead to identity theft. At issue is the fact that many of us believe that just logging off and deleting files is enough to wipe clean whatever we have stored on our device.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

The first question asked about a new mortgage I supposedly took out in 2019 (I didn’t), and the answer was none of the above. “When your file is unlocked, you’re more vulnerable to identity theft and fraud,” Experian warns, untruthfully. The answer to the second question also was none of the above.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2019, prosecutors handed down a 20-year sentence to Tyler Barriss , a then 26-year-old serial swatter from California who admitted making a phony emergency call to police in late 2017 that led to the shooting death of an innocent Kansas man.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

New role further develops company’s strategic growth across identity and credit solutions. 14, 2022 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit monitoring, has named Surya Pochareddy to the role of executive vice president, head of M&A and strategy. IdentityIQ. Temecula, California, Sept.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In August 2019 and August 2020, a federal grand jury announced two separate indictments charging the five Chinese nationals with facilitating theft of source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data, and valuable business information. According to the indictment announced in August 2019, Zhang Haoran (???),

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In exchange for resolving all outstanding class action claims against it, Equifax in 2019 agreed to a settlement that includes up to $425 million to help people affected by the breach. Or, if you didn’t want to take advantage of the credit monitoring offers, you could opt for a cash payment of up to $125.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 24, 2021

The monitoring allows you to stay on top of your credit health, spot inaccuracies and help be alerted to the early signs of identity theft so you can take steps to address them. Identity Theft Protection. Identity theft-related fraud is the fastest growing online crime in the world. That’s one in 15 people.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

state of Missouri, who pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft following an indictment in 2019, was sentenced to 10 A sixth member associated with an international hacking group known as The Community has been sentenced in connection with a multimillion-dollar SIM swapping conspiracy, the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2022

A recent study from Javelin Strategy & Research found that identity fraud losses totaled $56 billion in 2020, and that such incidents are only becoming more commonplace. The post Three Best Practices to Prevent Identity Fraud appeared first on BlackCloak | Protect Your Digital Life™.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2022

In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. which was renamed to NortonLifeLock in 2019 (LifeLock is now included in the Norton 360 service). ” Norton 360 is owned by Tempe, Ariz.-based based NortonLifeLock Inc.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2021

Fly was the administrator of a Russian-language identity theft forum at the time, and as a secret lurker on his forum KrebsOnSecurity watched his plan unfold in real time. As I described in a 2019 story about an interview Fly gave to a Russian publication upon his release from a U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The financial losses from these scams dwarf other fraud categories — such as identity theft or credit card fraud. percent in 2019 to 33 percent in 2020, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. On the contrary: This activity pumps a great deal of Western money into Nigeria. How much money are we talking about?

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2024

In 2019, malicious hackers stole data on more than 1.5 Identity theft and new account fraud is not a problem that gets easier to solve by letting it fester. The data exposed included email addresses, hashed passwords, first and last names, and phone numbers. Either way, review the reports and dispute any errors you may find.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2022

Based upon communications with the card brands, it is believed that only customers who purchased products on the website with a credit card between November 1, 2019 and August 31, 2021 may have been affected. “You should report any incidents of suspected identity theft to your local law enforcement and state Attorney General.

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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 SiteLock’s 2019 Website Security Report , we analyzed 6 million websites in our sample data to determine the most prevalent cyber threats websites face today. The Principle of Least Privilege.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 3, 2021

It’s still entirely too easy to steal someone’s credentials, which is why identity theft continues to be a primary cause of data breaches. It’s time to take a closer look at alternative identity management and authentication strategies. Cyberattacks designed to steal identity are on the rise.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

in 2019 , according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Readers also should know that while identity theft protection services of the kind offered by Equifax and other companies may alert you if crooks open a new line of credit in your name, these services generally do nothing to stop that identity theft from taking place.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Aviram Azari (52) was sentenced to 80 months in prison for computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with his involvement in a massive spear-phishing campaign targeting companies and individuals in the U.S. The man was arrested in September 2019 while traveling to the U. and around worldwide.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

User data appears to have been scraped in 2019 by malicious actors exploiting a vulnerability in the platform. Check if your personal info has been stolen or made public on the internet with Bitdefender’s Digital Identity Protection tool. “This is old data that was previously reported on in 2019.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

The incident impacted individuals who received services from MediSecure between March 2019 and November 2023. million Australians who used the MediSecure prescription delivery service during the approximate period of March 2019 to November 2023 are impacted by this Incident based on individuals’ healthcare identifiers. .”

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

IdentityIQ offers identity theft insurance , underwritten by AIG, and fraud restoration services that can help victims recover their losses due to fraud. The report reveals the financial giants reimbursed scam victims under the age of 36 at significantly lower rates than older consumers from 2019 to 2022.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2019 annual Internet Crime Report included 467,361 complaints about suspected internet crime with losses of $3.5 billion, or roughly half, of the total losses in 2019 were attributed to generic email account compromise (EAC) complaints. billion in BEC scam-related losses the year before.

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