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Are You Ready for the FTC MFA Requirements?

Security Boulevard

The Safeguards Rule took effect in 2003 as part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and aims to protect U.S.-based based consumers from data breaches, cyberattacks and their resultant effects, such as fraud and identity theft. In October 2021, the FTC announced that it was updating the Safeguards Rule.

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

The Last Watchdog

Identity-theft. Identity theft can happen online, over the phone, or without the victim’s knowledge by stealing the victim’s information. A criminal exploiting someone’s medical or insurance details to make fraudulent claims is known as medical identity theft.

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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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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. They send the same email to many people, knowing that at least a few will become identity theft targets. How Does Phishing Work? Spear Phishing.

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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. The earliest document number available on the site – 000000075 — referenced a real estate transaction from 2003. In August 2018, financial industry giant Fiserv Inc.

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A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris

Krebs on Security

Historic domain registration records from DomainTools show rosconcert.com was registered in 2003 to Unipoint Technologies — the same company fined by the FCC for not having a license. Rosconcert.com also lists the phone number 818-377-2101. Another data broker sued by Atlas Data Privacy — pogodata.com — announced on Mar.

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Spotlight Podcast: At 15 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Grows with Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

And what does Cyber Security Awareness Month mean in 2018 as opposed to 2003? These days, cyber security is personal, Grant said: from corporate losses and fines to personal identity theft. How have those changes affected the mission and purpose of NCSAM?