Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023 , and the number one threat for consumers is… identity theft. The report states: “For consumers, the issue of data leaks was prominent in the reporting period (2023). Take your time.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The MOVEit vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362), first exploited in May 2023, allowed unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable systems. The MOVEit data theft and extortion attacks in May 2023 impacted a significant number of individuals and organizations globally.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

billion by 2023. What is Identity Theft? The DOJ defines identity theft as “all types of crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.” Child identity theft: Using a juvenile’s PII to commit fraud.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Acting Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the US Department of Health & Human Services Melanie Fontes Rainer said about 140 million people were affected by large breaches in 2023, up from 51 million in 2022. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Take your time.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

SpyCloud , the leading identity threat protection company, today released its 2025 SpyCloud Annual Identity Exposure Report , highlighting the rise of darknet-exposed identity data as the primary cyber risk facing enterprises today. billion PII assets a 39% increase from 2023 are opening the door for new fraudulent activities.

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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. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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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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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While initially popularized in entertainment and satire, cybercriminals now weaponize this technology for fraud, identity theft, and corporate deception. According to a 2023 study by Sumsub , deepfake fraud attempts increased by 704% between 2022 and 2023.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 19, 2024

Identity Theft in 2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Scams IdentityIQ Throughout the past year, IDIQ®, a leading financial intelligence company, tracked the trends in identity theft and related scams through reports from its IdentityIQ brand. Download the 2023 IdentityIQ Scam Report Today!

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. Businesses faced constant threats with phishing scams , malware , and other tactics.

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Webroot

JANUARY 4, 2023

If the beginning of the new year follows the trends of the last, there’s a good chance phishing will spike in the first four months of 2023. Start 2023 off right with comprehensive device and identity protection. To learn more, visit Webroot Premium with Allstate Identity Protection.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2023

It is a safe bet that scammers will use some of this information to target T-Mobile users with phishing messages, account takeovers and harassment. Data stolen and exposed in this breach may also be used for identity theft. OpenClassActions.com says the filing deadline is Jan.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

We spoke with our blog volunteers to get their insights into what best practices their companies are following, along with how you can get on a path to better identity management. Why is identity management and security important in 2023? “In This can help guard against identity theft and help prevent unwanted access.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

At the start of 2023, consumers remain out in the cold when it comes to online protection. For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. 2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. Cybercriminals often target the young.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2024

In November 2023, real estate services company Fidelity National Financial (FNF) got its systems knocked offline for a week after a cyberincident. But it could also be another reason: In December 2023, the gang’s infrastructure was taken down by law enforcement. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished. Take your time.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Progress Software, who make MOVEit Transfer, issued a patch for the exploited vulnerability on May 31, 2023. However, the State of Maine says the cybercriminals gained access and started downloading files between May 28 and 29, 2023, before the patch was available. Watch out for phishing emails, too.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The incident was discovered on May 24, but further investigation revealed that threat actors have had access to the compromised email accounts at least since March 2023. “On May 24, 2023, the City initially became aware of suspicious activity in its email environment. ” reads the notice of incident published by the City.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky, has been indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft and extradited to the United States from the Netherlands, the US Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas has announced.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A subsequent investigation by a third-party specialist revealed that cybercriminals had access to Slim CD’s systems for 10 months, between August 17, 2023, and June 15, 2024. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A month ago, in November 2023, the company stated that the number of affected customers was limited to around 4 million, because banking information related to mortgage payments is hosted with a third-party provider, whose systems were believed not to be compromised. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished. Take your time.

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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

This investigation has revealed these banks have collectively denied reimbursement of more than $880 million worth of reportedly fraudulent Zelle transactions between 2021 and 2023. IdentityIQ offers identity theft insurance , underwritten by AIG, and fraud restoration services that can help victims recover their losses due to fraud.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The bad actors attributed to Chinese-speaking cybercriminals are leveraging a package tracking text scam sent via iMessage to collect personal (PII) and payment information from the victims with the goal of identity theft and credit card fraud. Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 2, 2024

As one of the largest insurance companies in the US, Prudential employs 40,000 people worldwide and reported revenues of over $50 billion in 2023. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished. million in a new breach notification.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2024

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) tracked 1,041,312,601 data breach victims in Q2 2024, an increase of 1,170% over Q2 2023 (81,958,874 victims). The ITRC is a national non-profit organization set up with the goal of minimizing the risk and mitigating the impact of identity compromise. Over one thousand percent.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2025

From phishing emails and scam texts to surprise packages showing up at your doorstep, officials say fraudsters are getting bolder and more creative. What you need to watch out for Postal inspectors say the scams fall under three main types : phishing, smishing, and brushing.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Healthcare company Norton says a May breach led to the theft of data of around 2.5 In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Friday, Norton said that on May 9, 2023, it discovered an “external system breach.” Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Take your time.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023. Employees play an integral role in the security of their organization.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

On October 25, 2023, Xfinity discovered suspicious activity and subsequently determined that between October 16 and 19 unauthorized access to its internal systems occured. On October 10, 2023, Citrix released security updates to address Citrix Bleed, but many organizations struggle to patch in a timely manner. Take your time.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 3,205 data compromises in 2023. T-Mobile: About 37 million T-Mobile customers had their personal data compromised in a January 2023 hack that accessed names, addresses and birth dates. That’s a 20% increase over the previous year.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 17, 2024

million in losses, from January through September of 2023. Their main sources will include social media and phishing. Protect your—and your family’s—personal information by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection. It reports nearly $1.9

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

“While HCPF confirmed that no other HCPF systems or databases were impacted, on June 13, 2023, the investigation identified that certain HCPF files on the MOVEit application used by IBM were accessed by the unauthorized actor on or about May 28, 2023. state of Colorado. CDHE did not disclose the number of impacted individuals.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On or about February 23, 2023, Hankins & Sohn became aware of suspicious activity relating allegations by an unknown actor that data was stolen from our network. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished. Take your time.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

District Court in Seattle to three years in prison and more than $5 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Sebastien Raoult (also known as “Seyzo Kaizen”), is a French national that has been extradited from Morocco to the United States in January 2023.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Comcast is offering customers impacted by the FBCS breach 12 months of free-of-charge identity theft protection services. In January 2023, data belonging to 7,358,464 Comcast customers was leaked on a hacking forum. In October 2023, data reported to belong to Truist Bank, was stolen during a cyberincident.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Safer Internet Day 2023: Empowering Kids and Families for a Safer Internet divya Tue, 02/07/2023 - 06:44 Save the date for Safer Internet Day 2023 , which will take place on Tuesday, 7 February 2023, the 20th edition of the campaign! How do they protect all these identities? Happy Safer Internet Day 2023!

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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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