Authentication Consumer Protection Passwords 
Webroot
MARCH 3, 2025
March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW).
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
In reality, the fraudster initiates a transaction — such as the “forgot password” feature on the financial institution’s site — which is what generates the authentication passcode delivered to the member. To combat this scam Zelle introduced out-of-band authentication with transaction details.
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Krebs on Security
AUGUST 3, 2020
A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 16, 2022
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major breach. In February 2019, a threat actor was able to access millions of email addresses and passwords.
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 31, 2022
This includes social security numbers, email addresses and passwords to access the services on the application. Such practices in-turn led to 4 security breaches since 2017 and so the company was asked to revamp its security practices while collecting and storing data with authentication and biometrics that need to be followed by the staff.
Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 22, 2021
INVESTIGATE any gaming-related purchases before handing over money, such as checking whether the website is blacklisted on [link] and only making card payments that offer greater consumer protections. LOCK your gaming network by using password managers, two-factor authentication within platforms and anti-virus software.
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 25, 2022
Although he didn’t technically have an account with MSF, their authentication system is based on email addresses, so Jim requested that a password reset link be sent to his email address.
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