Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Universal Music Group notified hundreds of individuals about a data breach compromising their personal information. Universal Music Group is notifying 680 individuals about a data breach that compromised their personal information, including their Social Security number.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2024

Greylock McKinnon Associates, a service provider for the Department of Justice, suffered a data breach that exposed data of 341650 people. GMA disclosed a data breach that impacted medicare and other information belonging to 5465 people. ” reads the data breach notification.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Insurance Hacking 138

Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Are Elderly Americans Vulnerable to Identity Theft? Elderly Americans are facing a drastic increase in cybercrime, identity theft and financial abuse. billion in cybercrime losses to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) – a 74% increase from the previous year. Estate Identity Theft.

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Identity Theft Scams Cybercrime Accountability 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Car rental giant Avis disclosed a data breach that impacted one of its business applications in August compromising customers’ personal information. Car rental company Avis notified customers impacted in an Augus data breach. ” reads the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted individuals.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Identity Theft Cybersecurity Hacking 130

Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2020

On June 16, authorities in Michigan arrested 29-year-old Justin Sean Johnson in connection with a 43-count indictment on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The fraudulent tax refund claims made in the names of UPMC identity theft victims caused the IRS to issue $1.7

Identity Theft 358

Identity Theft Healthcare Hacking Technology 358

Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2024

The incident did not impact the gaming network,” reads the notice of data breach sent to the impacted individuals. ” Ohio Lottery is providing impacted individuals free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Cybercrime Cyber Attacks 126

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Cybercrime is going up, not down, every year, despite the tens of billions of dollars companies invest in shoring up their information infrastructure. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, 2021 was a record year for data breaches.

Cybercrime 114

Cybercrime Identity Theft Data breaches Security Awareness 114

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

Panda Restaurant Group disclosed a data breach that occurred in March, resulting in the theft of associates’ personal information. Panda Restaurant Group disclosed a data breach that occurred in March, resulting in the theft of personal information belonging to its associates.

Data breaches 135

Data breaches Identity Theft Hacking Accountability 135

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2021

Insurance giant CNA notifies customers of a data breach after the Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack suffered in March. US insurance giant CNA is notifying customers of a data breach after the ransomware attack that it suffered in March. ” reads the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted customers.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Identity Theft 145

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

WebTPA, a third-party administrator that provides healthcare management and administrative services, disclosed a data breach. The US company disclosed a data breach that impacted almost 2.5 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach)

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Data breaches Healthcare Insurance Identity Theft 138

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

American pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) suffered a data breach that might have exposed personal information of its employees. American pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) suffered a data breach, the company has already notified employees whose personal information might have been exposed.

Data breaches 132

Data breaches Identity Theft Hacking Cybercrime 132

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2024

Prescription service firm Sav-Rx disclosed a data breach that potentially impacted over 2.8 Prescription service company Sav-Rx disclosed a data breach after 2023 cyberattack. The company is notifying 2,812,336 individuals impacted by the security breach in the United States. million people in the United States.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Identity Theft Insurance Technology 134

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

SpyCloud research reveals that the average individual has as many as 52 unique usernames/emails and 221 passwords exposed on the darknet across their online personal and professional identities. The impact of these exposures is evident: nearly a quarter of data breaches resulted from compromised identity data.

Cybercrime 124

Cybercrime Phishing Accountability Malware 124

Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2021

If you’re still under the impression that hacking is restricted to hoodie-wearing individuals in darkened rooms, then you might be vastly underestimating the scale the data breach problem. . Last year alone more than 300 million consumers were impacted by data breaches, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Cybercrime Data collection 98

Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2021

During the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a direct correlation with the rise of online activity, data breaches and identity theft. So far, the Federal Trade Commission has received 326,971 total reports of identity theft and fraud that specifically mention COVID-19, stimulus and N95 mask-related terms.

Cybercrime 105

Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams Data breaches 105

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

Hacked or ill-gotten accounts at consumer data brokers have fueled ID theft and identity theft services of various sorts for years. Secret Service had arrested a 24-year-old man named Hieu Minh Ngo for running an identity theft service out of his home in Vietnam. info and findget[.]me,

Accountability 361

Accountability Identity Theft Hacking Insurance 361

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

Firstmac Limited disclosed a data breach after the new Embargo extortion group leaked over 500GB of data allegedly stolen from the company. Firstmac Limited, one of the largest non-bank lenders in Australia, disclosed a data breach. The company is notifying the impacted customers. ” continues the notice.

Data breaches 129

Data breaches Cyber Attacks Identity Theft Banking 129

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to sensitive personal and financial data. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is warning customers it has suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive personal and financial data.

Financial Services 139

Financial Services Data breaches Identity Theft Banking 139

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2024

We’ll also take a closer look at the data broker that got hacked — a background check company founded by an actor and retired sheriff’s deputy from Florida. ” On April 7, USDoD posted a sales thread on Breachforums for four terabytes of data — 2.9 Their asking price? criminal records.

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Hacking Data breaches Identity Theft Accountability 345

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2024

The company launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of leading cybersecurity experts and started operations to contain the incident. Based on our investigation, we have determined that the third party was likely a cybercrime group, which gained access to, among other information, personally identifiable information.”

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Identity Theft Telecommunications Cybercrime 102

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Utah-based radiology medical center Utah Imaging Associates discloses a data breach that impacted 583,643 former and current patients. Utah Imaging Associates (UIA) discloses a security breach, on September 4, 2021 the company claims to have detected and blocked a cyber attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Identity Theft Healthcare Insurance 111

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2024

Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) revealed that the 2023 data breach following the LockBit ransomware attack impacted 6 million individuals. In February, Bank of America began notifying some customers following the IMS data breach. ” reads the data breach notification sent by the company to the impacted individuals.

Data breaches 108

Data breaches Identity Theft Insurance Ransomware 108

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2021

T-Mobile is warning that a data breach has exposed the names, date of birth, Social Security number and driver’s license/ID information of more than 40 million current, former or prospective customers who applied for credit with the company. million current customers may also have been affected by the credit application breach.

Mobile 260

Mobile Identity Theft Accountability Cybercrime 260

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal suffered a data breach impacting 58,000 customers, attackers gained unauthorized access to a server via GitLab flaw. US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal disclosed a data breach after threat actors gained unauthorized access to a company server by exploiting a GitLab vulnerability.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Accountability 99

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

McLaren Health Care (McLaren) experienced a data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 2.2 McLaren Health Care (McLaren) disclosed a data breach that occurred between late July and August. The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Identity Theft Insurance Ransomware 136

Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America has revealed a data breach impacting more than 3.3 million customers after a vendor exposed unsecured data online. Once hackers obtain this personal data, they can use your credentials to access your financial and other accounts online in what is called credential stuffing.

Cybercrime 119

Cybercrime Identity Theft Hacking Data breaches 119

SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2022 Internet Crime Report , which reveals the trends and impacts of cybercrime in the United States. The report shows that phishing schemes were the most common type of cybercrime reported by victims in 2022, with 300,497 complaints.

Cybercrime 136

Cybercrime Scams Cryptocurrency Identity Theft 136

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. Microsoft Cloud Email Breach: A major Microsoft cloud email breach affected U.S.

Data breaches 90

Data breaches Identity Theft Cybercrime Social Engineering 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

AT&T confirmed that the data breach impacted 51 million former and current customers and is notifying them. AT&T revealed that the recently disclosed data breach impacts more than 51 million former and current customers and is notifying them. ” reads the data breach notification.

Data breaches 127

Data breaches Telecommunications Identity Theft Hacking 127

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A threat actor had access to electronic patient record system of an unnamed French hospital, and the health data of 750,000 patients was compromised. An unnamed French hospital suffered a data breach that impacted more than 758,000 patients, a threat actor had access to the electronic patient record system of the organization.

Computers and Electronics 77

Computers and Electronics Healthcare Identity Theft Data breaches 77

Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Nearly every aspect of life is connected to the internet, so protecting your devices, identity, and privacy has never been more critical. Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality.

Antivirus 72

Antivirus Identity Theft Cyber threats Phishing 72

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Community Clinic of Maui experienced a data breach impacting over 120,000 people following a LockBit ransomware attack. LockBit breached the Community Healthcare Clinic of Maui as they are still rebuilding from the devastating fire last year. ” reads the notice of breach published by Malama.

Data breaches 135

Data breaches Ransomware Healthcare Cyber Attacks 135

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The City of Tucson, Arizona disclosed a data breach, the incident was discovered in May 2022 and impacted 123,500 individuals. The security breach was discovered at the end of May 2022 and concluded the investigation in September. ” reads the data breach notice.”On ” states the letter. .

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Identity Theft Cyber Attacks Hacking 98

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2023

T-Mobile today disclosed a data breach affecting tens of millions of customer accounts, its second major data exposure in as many years. That breach came to light after a hacker began selling the records on a cybercrime forum. Data stolen and exposed in this breach may also be used for identity theft.

Mobile 334

Mobile Accountability Data breaches Identity Theft 334

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Bank of America revealed that the personal information of some customers was stolen in a data breach affecting a third-party services provider. Bank of America began notifying some customers following a data breach at the third-party services provider Infosys McCamish System (IMS).

Data breaches 138

Data breaches Banking Identity Theft Ransomware 138

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Oregon Zoo, one of the state's top tourist attractions, has announced a data breach that may have exposed the payment card information of more than 117,000 visitors. The Oregon Zoo breach is the latest in a growing number of high-profile cyberattacks targeting the financial data of consumers.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Identity Theft Risk Accountability 113

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

” reads the data breach notification letter shared with Maine’s Office of the Attorney General. “To date, the City is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of your personal information for identity theft or fraud as a result of this Incident.”

Ransomware 114

Ransomware Identity Theft Data breaches Cyber threats 114