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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 5 online privacy and data security threats faced by the elderly

The Last Watchdog

Phishing emails may ask for personal information like a log-in or Social Security number to authenticate your account, or they may urge you to share your credit card payment details. Identity-theft. A criminal exploiting someone’s medical or insurance details to make fraudulent claims is known as medical identity theft.

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What is Phishing?

Identity IQ

In 2003, customers with eBay and PayPal were hit with phishing emails requesting them to update account information, leading customers to give out log-in information. Cybercriminals send fraudulent messages in bulk that make false promises: you’ve won money, qualified for a refund, or your account is delinquent, and action is required.

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UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data

Security Affairs

Established in 2003, the company has expanded to house 500 staff. The leaked information includes: Passports VISAs National IDs Driving licenses Birth certificates Vetting reports Right-to-work checks Job contracts Proof of address Bank statements According to the team, attackers could easily use the exposed information for identity theft.

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First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records

Krebs on Security

NYSE:FAF ] leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, until notified this week by KrebsOnSecurity. Many of the exposed files are records of wire transactions with bank account numbers and other information from home or property buyers and sellers.

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A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris

Krebs on Security

Of the 159 complaints detailed there in the last year, several were from people who had used third-party identity protection services to have their information removed from Radaris, only to receive a notice a few months later that their Radaris record had been restored. Radaris has not responded to requests for comment.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information.