Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

said he was disappointed — but not at all surprised — to hear about yet another cybersecurity lapse at Experian. “Just last year, Experian ignored repeated briefing requests from my office after you revealed another cybersecurity lapse the company.” ” Sen. .

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

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. Prosecutors charged Urban with eight counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and five counts of aggravated identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

MSF had Jim fill out an affidavit claiming the loan was the result of identity theft, which necessitated filing a report with the local police and a number of other steps. Jim said numerous calls to Bank of America’s fraud team went nowhere because they refused to discuss an account that was not in his name.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In June 2024, a Mandiant employee told Bloomberg that UNC5537 members have made death threats against cybersecurity experts investigating the hackers, and that in one case the group used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of a researcher to harass them.

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