Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. The exposed information could enable malicious actors to carry out identity theft, phishing attacks, unauthorized access to users’ accounts, and other nefarious actions. “In

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

Details are in that the info belongs to all those customers who booked their orders on the platform from the past few years(say between Nov’18 to Oct’2020) and might include sensitive details of half of the affected consumers.

Data breaches 109

Data breaches Retail Identity Theft Social Engineering 109

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Whether or not you’ve heard the term “doxxing” before, you’re probably familiar with the problem it names: collecting personal information about someone online to track down and reveal their real-life identity. The motivations for doxxing are many, and mostly malicious: for some doxxers, the goal in tracking someone is identity theft.

Media 108

Media Identity Theft Accountability Internet 108

SecureWorld News

JUNE 24, 2024

Additionally, there sectoral privacy regulations in the United States, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and state level regulations like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Also, the GDPR recommends data anonymization to minimize the risk of PII breach and identity theft.

IoT 88

IoT InfoSec Artificial Intelligence Risk 88

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Read Phone State and Identity: This permission allows apps to access device information, including the phone number and unique device ID. Cybernews has the story.

Accountability 116

Accountability Mobile Surveillance Information Security 116

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When I first encountered now-31-year-old Sergei “Fly,” “Flycracker,” “MUXACC” Vovnenko in 2013, he was the administrator of the fraud forum “thecc[dot]bz,” an exclusive and closely guarded Russian language board dedicated to financial fraud and identity theft. Things seemed to be going well.”

Cybercrime 212

Cybercrime Identity Theft Accountability Passwords 212

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The attackers are using administrative privileges to create fraudulent student accounts. As many as 600 bogus accounts have been created in a single day, with totals over several days running into the thousands. The Department of Education says the phony accounts are almost immediately being put to unspecified criminal use.

Energy and Utilities 52

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