eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In this video, our expert delves into what cookies are and their function in web browsing, explores the techniques hackers use to steal them — such as session hijacking and cross-site scripting (XSS) — and shares effective strategies and tools to protect your cookies and personal data in 2024. How Does Cookie Stealing Work?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In May, 2024, the FBI warned about the increasing threat of cybercriminals using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their scams. Around the same time, users receive legitimate looking emails from what appears to be an authentic Google domain to add credibility to what the caller is claiming to have happened.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For this research, Malwarebytes conducted a pulse survey of its newsletter readers between September 5 and 16, 2024, via the Alchemer Survey platform. Amidst this broader turbulence, 32% are “concerned about who could learn [their] vote”—be they family, spouses, or cybercriminals. In total, 1600 people across the globe responded.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

9, 2024, U.S. 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. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page.

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

In 2024, more than 1.3 Chances are youve received at least one of these letters, which means you have been put at risk for identity theft and major financial losses. In 2024, there were 14 data breaches involving 1 million or more healthcare records. If you do become a victim of identity theft, youll have 24/7 U.S.-based

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Webroot

APRIL 4, 2025

Imagine waking up one day to find that someone has stolen your identity, opened credit cards in your name, or even withdrawn money from your bank accounts. In our interconnected world, data breaches and identity theft are a constant threat, making it more important than ever to guard your sensitive personal information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Solid Data Security: The Foundation of a Safe Digital World madhav Thu, 10/17/2024 - 04:58 It’s that time of year again. The State of Data Security in 2024 However, not only individuals must protect their digital assets; organizations do, too. Individuals risk identity theft, financial loss, and privacy violations.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

District Court claims that NPD experienced a data breach around April 2024, alleging the following: Sensitive data , such as full names, current and previous addresses (going back at least 30 years), Social Security numbers, and details about family members, including some who have been deceased for nearly two decades, were compromised.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 8, 2024

From Marco Polo to Modern Mayhem: Why Identity Management Matters madhav Tue, 04/09/2024 - 05:20 Imagine yourself as Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant traversing dangerous trade routes. Every border crossing meant proving your identity – who you were, where you came from, your purpose. This isn't some far-off problem.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

They can lead to identity theft, financial fraud, private data breaches, and more as a result of accounts being compromised. Additionally, enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever possible adds a critical second layer of security beyond just a password. The consequences of weak passwords are severe.

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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. However, the company said the criminals only had access to credit card and other information between June 14 and June 15, 2024.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 11, 2024

New AI Scams to Look Out For in 2024 IdentityIQ Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly reshaped many aspects of everyday life. Here are three new AI scams to look out for in 2024 as well as some tips to help protect yourself and stay prepared for the explosive development of AI.

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Identity IQ

JULY 8, 2024

The availability of such a vast number of passwords significantly increases the risk of cyber-attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized access to personal and corporate accounts, identity theft, and financial loss. Protective Measures In response to this breach, password best practices are more important than ever.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

We already have robust security processes in place for any account access changes, which will require you to confirm your identity using either Biometrics or Two Factor Authentication.” Unfortunately, our investigation has identified that an unauthorised third party has accessed some customer information.”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

For that reason, SIM swapping can be used to get around two-factor authentication (2FA) codes sent by SMS message. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden federal court on March 12, 2024, to a charge of conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to a protected computer. Sentencing is scheduled to take place on July 16, 2024.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 23, 2024

On Wednesday February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare experienced serious system outages due to the cyberattack. Affected people can visit a dedicated website at changecybersupport.com to get more information, or call 1-866-262-5342 to set up free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Released today, the Malwarebytes State of Malware 2024 report takes a deep dive into the latest developments in the world of cybercrime. Sadly, there’s not a lot you can do to prevent incidents like these yourself, other than stay on top of the news and protect yourself against identity theft.

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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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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

in Q3 2024 compared to the previous quarter but remains 1.5% Meow” took fourth place in Q3 2024, shifting its tactics from data encryption to selling stolen data on cybercriminal forums and its own data-leak site. In the short term, we expect a gradual increase in ransomware incidents, peaking by Q4 2024. lower than in Q3 2023.

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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

Data breaches are on the rise, and according to the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, a staggering 81% of them are linked to weak or compromised passwords. Use multi-factor authentication Even if a hacker obtains your password, you can still stop them in their tracks by adding a second layer of security to your login process.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 15, 2024

The breach, which allegedly occurred in April 2024, has raised significant concerns about data security and identity theft risks. However, in a concerning development, a version of the stolen data was reportedly leaked for free on a hacking forum in early August 2024. According to a lawsuit filed in the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

February 19, 2024 Microsoft Exchange Servers Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Attacks Type of vulnerability: Critical severity privilege escalation vulnerability. The problem: CVE-2024-21410 allows remote attackers to carry out NTLM relay attacks on Microsoft Exchange Servers, providing them with privileged access.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2025

At the same time, AI agents who handle tasks from data processing to decision-making also require identities that must be registered, authenticated, and authorized. Deepfakes create hyper-realistic fake videos or voices that fool people, and identity theft helps attackers pretend to be someone else to steal data.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Fast forward to 2024, and the scale of the latest leak dwarfs its predecessor by several orders of magnitude. txt, was posted on July 4, 2024, by forum user ObamaCare. For individual users, the exposure of passwords means an increased risk of account takeovers, identity theft, and fraud.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

AI voice cloning enables stunningly realistic impersonation, posing critical fraud and identity theft risks. OpenAI's Voice Engine: innovations and implications In March 2024, OpenAI introduced Voice Engine, a revolutionary text-to-speech model that can clone a person's voice from just a 15-second audio sample.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024, CyberNewsWire — SpyCloud , the leader in Cybercrime Analytics, today announced new cybersecurity research highlighting the growing and alarming threat of infostealers – a type of malware designed to exfiltrate digital identity data, login credentials, and session cookies from infected devices. Austin, TX, Sept.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2024

In March 2024, Microsoft reported the discovery to OpenVPN through Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) via Microsoft Security Vulnerability Research (MSVR). CVE-2024-24974 The third vulnerability involves unauthorized access to an operating system resource. In one case, it calls this function with the fullLength parameter.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 2, 2024

In February 2024, Prudential Financial reported it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. The attack was discovered one day after it started, but not before some 2.5

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Money transfer company MoneyGram has notified its customers of a data breach in which it says certain customers had their personal information taken between September 20 and 22, 2024. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The breach occurred on September 1, 2024, when an unidentified hacker accessed Tracelo’s systems. Identity theft is another significant risk, with the stolen data potentially being used to open fraudulent accounts or commit other forms of financial fraud.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (@SECGov) January 9, 2024 The unauthorized post (which was removed within 30 minutes) looked like this: The post says: “Today the SEC grants approval to Bitcoin ETFs for listing on registered national security exchanges. X offers other options like an authentication app and a security key.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Ransomware Revenue Down As More Victims Refuse to Pay Energy giant Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware attack Hundreds Of Network Operators’ Credentials Found Circulating In Dark Web Fla.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Avis Car Rental has begun notifying close to 300,000 individuals about a data breach that occurred in August 2024, resulting in the theft of sensitive personal information. Avis customers affected by the breach are urged to monitor their accounts for any signs of fraud or identity theft.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

million affected individuals to inform them of the data breach and provide guidance on steps they can take to protect themselves against potential fraud or identity theft. This information could potentially be used for identity theft, financial fraud, or to illegally obtain medical services and prescription drugs.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Think of your digital identity as a confidential file full of high-value information – passwords, credit card numbers, bank account details, social security numbers and more. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 3,205 data compromises in 2023. That’s a 20% increase over the previous year.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

In March 2024, more than 70,000,000 records from an unspecified division of AT&T were leaked onto Breached forum, vx-underground researchers reported. In August 2021, the group asked $1 million for the entire database, or $200,000 for access, according to the RestorePrivacy website that examined a sample that appears authentic.

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