Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

Noah Urban, a 20-year-old from Palm Coast, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft in two federal cases, one in Florida and another in California. “In the Florida case, Urban was accused of stealing at least $800,000 in cryptocurrency from five different victims between August 2022 and March 2023.”

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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.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. technology companies during the summer of 2022. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 9, 2024, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

But until the end of 2022, Experian’s website allowed anyone to bypass these questions and go straight to the consumer’s report. 27, 2022, Experian’s PR team acknowledged receipt of my Dec. It’s also worth mentioning that reports of hijacked Experian.com accounts persisted into late 2022.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the HHS confirmed that it prioritized and opened investigations of Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group, focused on whether a breach of protected health information (PHI) occurred and on the entities’ compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Rules.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 10, 2023

Top 10 IdentityIQ Blog Posts of 2022. With a final look back at 2022, we’re rounding up the most searched and visited blog posts from last year. Our most popular topics were primarily concerned with identifying and preventing different types of identity theft and scams. What Is Social Media Account Cloning?

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Identity IQ

MAY 17, 2023

This report explores key findings based on contacts from nearly 15,000 reports to the ITRC of identity compromises, misuse, and abuse from individuals across the country. This report explores key findings based on contacts from nearly 15,000 reports to the ITRC of identity compromises, misuse, and abuse from individuals across the country.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 A ten-year retrospective published in 2022 by The Post and Courier in Columbia, S.C.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Tax Identity Theft: A Comprehensive Guide IdentityIQ Tax season can sometimes be stressful even when things go according to plan, but what happens when you are the victim of tax identity theft? Here’s a comprehensive guide on tax identity theft, how it works, and what to do if you suspect it.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The forum’s member roster includes a Who’s Who of top Russian cybercriminals, and it featured sub-forums for a wide range of cybercrime specialities, including malware, spam, coding and identity theft. In almost any database leak, the first accounts listed are usually the administrators and early core members.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

They earned the highest score among providers named "Customer's Choice" in Gartner's 2022 "Voice of the Customer” Security Awareness Computer-Based Training report. It is used to avoid unauthorized data access, cyber-attacks, and identity theft. The post Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2022 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Also Read: 4 Best Antivirus Software of 2022. Scheduled scans Encryption Identity theft protection. Also Read: Best Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2022. A password manager improves internet security by helping users create diverse, secure passwords for each account they own. Key Features of Antivirus Software.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

On July 12, 2024, AT&T disclosed a data security incident that occurred in 2022. The disclosure of this information—following the leak of Social Security numbers, names, email and mailing addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, account numbers, and passcodes—is a clear violation of personal privacy and trust," Guccione said.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2022, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. 50 in 2021).

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

According to court documents, Igwilo was charged in 2016 in the US District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas for “one count of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of money laundering conspiracy and one count of aggravated identity theft.” They were arrested on Thursday, 11 March 2022.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2024

US authorities accuse Knoot of aiding North Korean IT workers in using a stolen identity to impersonate a U.S. citizen, hosting company laptops at his home, unauthorized software installation to facilitate access, and laundering payments for the remote work through accounts linked to North Korean and Chinese individuals. The non-U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In February 2022, the American media and publishing giant News Corp revealed it was the victim of a cyber attack from an advanced persistent threat actor that took place in January 2022. ” The company added that they are not aware of reports of identity theft or fraud in connection with the security breach. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

FYI, the company was acquired by Aviva Insurance in the year 2022 and has over 19 offices across UK and is estimated to be £10 billion worth in assets. The details of over 14,000 employees were sent to 100s of NHS Managers and 24 external accounts creating a possibility of identity thefts and social engineering attacks such as phishing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This was revealed in a 2022 Consumer Impact report released by Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) on Tuesday this week. Concernedly, all such siphoned info is being used for launching phishing attacks or to siphon money from bank accounts. It might sound weird!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 17, 2022

The operation to nab thousands of cyber criminals at a time was named ‘ First Light 2022’ and was performed with the coordination of police forces from about 76 countries. But in reality, they pose as others and perform acts in such a way that the victim reveals sensitive info, such as bank account details or e-wallet information disclosure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2023

Exposed details include user names, email address, screen names, number of followers and date of account creation along with the linked phone number. NOTE- Twitter suffered a similar info breach in 2018 because of a password bug leaking info about around 330m user accounts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Dutch authorities arrested Sokolovsky in March 2022, concurrent with his arrest, the FBI and law enforcement partners in Italy and the Netherlands dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the Raccoon Infostealer operation. In October, Sokolovsky was charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Alright, how many of you saw a cryptocurrency ad on TV in 2022? The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2022 Internet Crime Report , which reveals the trends and impacts of cybercrime in the United States. According to the report, investment schemes accounted for over $3.3 Oh, yeah, everyone did.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The City of Tucson, Arizona disclosed a data breach, the incident was discovered in May 2022 and impacted 123,500 individuals. The security breach was discovered at the end of May 2022 and concluded the investigation in September. ” states the letter. . ” states the letter. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Dutch authorities arrested Sokolovsky in March 2022, concurrent with his arrest, the FBI and law enforcement partners in Italy and the Netherlands dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the Raccoon Infostealer operation. Sokolovsky was charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

PayPal is sending out data breach notifications to thousands of users because their accounts were compromised through credential stuffing attacks. PayPal announced that 34942 customers’ accounts have been compromised between December 6 and December 8. ” reads the letter sent by the company to the affected customers.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

PwC’s 2022 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey reported that 46% of surveyed organizations experienced corruption, fraud, or other economic crimes in the 24-month survey period. Best Fraud Management Systems & Detection Tools in 2022. Take a look at Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2022. million in losses.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Dutch authorities arrested Sokolovsky in March 2022, concurrent with his arrest, the FBI and law enforcement partners in Italy and the Netherlands dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the Raccoon Infostealer operation. Sokolovsky is charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account. Cybercriminals often target the young.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt from its sources that the threat actors accessed details such as tax file numbers, bank account details, superannuation data, in the attack that could lead to identity theft attacks in the coming weeks.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Major airline American Airlines has fallen victim to a data breach after a threat actor got access to the email accounts of several employees via a phishing attack. According to a published notice of a security incident , the data breach was discovered in July 2022. How it happened.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

The carrier states that personal financial account information and call records were not affected by the security breach. In January, T-Mobile suffered the first data breach in 2023, threat actors stole the personal information of 37 million current postpaid and prepaid customer accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These days, users need an ever-growing number of online accounts to stay connected with their friends, colleagues, and employers. With these tools, all passwords for an account are stored in a unique, encrypted vault only accessible using a key that the individual user possesses. Differentiators: Rich features in the free version.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 14, 2022

Temecula, California, June 14, 2022 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit monitoring, announces three veterans in the multi-family and credit industries have joined the company to help lead the company’s newly-acquired Resident-Link product and brand. IdentityIQ.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported that over 422.1 million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Cybersecurity experts advise against using the same password for multiple accounts as this could leave you more vulnerable to further attacks and identity theft.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to a statement published by Wabtec, threat actors breached the company network and infected internal systems as early as March 15th, 2022. On November 23, 2022, Wabtec, with the assistance of data review specialists, determined that personal information was contained within the impacted files.”

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