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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

The AP says South Carolina paid $12 million to Experian for identity theft protection and credit monitoring for its residents after the breach. As it happens, Rescator’s criminal hacking crew was directly responsible for the 2013 breach at Target and the 2014 hack of Home Depot. billion in 2013.

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FEMA IT Specialist Charged in ID Theft, Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy

Krebs on Security

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

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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

Krebs on Security

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. Ngo’s former identity theft service, superget[.]info. Secret Service.

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A Light at the End of Liberty Reserve’s Demise?

Krebs on Security

In May 2013, the U.S. Federal officials charged that Liberty Reserve facilitated a “broad range of criminal activity, including credit card fraud, identity theft, investment fraud, computer hacking, child pornography, and narcotics trafficking.” Internal Revenue service finally got in touch to discuss my claim.

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2013 Target Breach Exposes Much More Than Data

SiteLock

A company called Javelin Strategy and Research claims that one out of every four consumers who receive a notice that they’ve been a victim of a data breach will become a victim of identity theft.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road hosted 1.2 2013: The End of the Silk Road Authorities were able to trace the pseudonym back to Ulbricht thanks to the efforts of an IRS investigator who was working with the DEA on the Silk Road case in mid-2013. The FBI shut down the Silk Road in October 2013. billion in value.

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Misconfigured WBSC server leaks thousands of passports

Security Affairs

The WBSC, headquartered in Switzerland, was established in 2013 and currently has 141 countries as members located in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. According to the team, having passport data exposed puts individuals at risk of identity theft.