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. Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Meanwhile, on March 25 the accounts that had previously advertised the Raccoon Stealer malware on cybercrime forums announced the service was closing down. gov — that allows visitors to check whether their email address shows up in the data collected by the Raccoon Stealer service. based attorney F.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

At the height of his cybercriminal career, the hacker known as “ Hieupc ” was earning $125,000 a month running a bustling identity theft service that siphoned consumer dossiers from some of the world’s top data brokers. info , a website that advertised the sale of individual consumer records.

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Identity Theft Computers and Electronics Hacking Accountability 353

Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

How to Help Protect Your Digital Footprint IdentityIQ Every click, search, and interaction online contributes to your digital footprint – an intricate trail of data that encapsulates your digital identity. Be Mindful of Your Online Accounts Your online accounts are key access points to your digital identity.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2024

Pivoting on the email address used to register that vanity domain, DomainTools.com finds several other domains whose history offers a clearer picture of the types of data sources relied upon by National Public Data. Identity theft and new account fraud is not a problem that gets easier to solve by letting it fester.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Drilling further into the data, 56% said they were “extremely concerned” or “very concerned” about the security of their personal information during this election season. Escaping this data collection regime has proven difficult for most people. The reasons could be obvious.

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Scams Identity Theft Cybercrime Accountability 126

Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

Should TikTok be breached, like many companies before them, your data can be obtained by hackers and scammers. Users must be better protected from the outset, and the only way to ensure that is to impose significant restrictions on data collection and usage by companies seeking to monetize or use it to their asymmetric benefit in any way.

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