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Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season

Malwarebytes

In 2005 the domain had switched to an outfit selling software to organize and store files. Remember that a social security number, birth date, and a bank account number is all the information a cyber-criminal needs to perform identity theft. And the consequences of that theft can be devastating.

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5 Data Breaches You May Have Missed

Identity IQ

This leaves victims of the data breaches vulnerable to identity theft. These records contained logs of conversations between Microsoft support and customers going back to 2005. Here are five recent data breaches you may have missed. Small Business Administration.

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Canadian Flair Airlines left user data leaking for months

Security Affairs

Flyflair.com belongs to the Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines, founded in 2005. Second, personal information could be used for phishing, identity thefts and other attacks, targeting individuals,” our researchers said. The leak consisted of publicly accessible environment files hosted on the flyflair.com website.

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IDIQ Names Veteran Michael Scheumack Chief Marketing Officer

Identity IQ

Temecula, California, October 11, 2022 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring, has named Michael Scheumack to the role of chief marketing officer. IDIQ is a leader in the identity theft protection and credit monitoring space. IdentityIQ. based call center.

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Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

Malwarebytes

As a member of the club, he competed in a local programming competition, helping the team to win in both 2005 and 2006. Despite this, he was active in extracurricular activities. In high school, he participated in a computer club. During the lengthy trial, it was the child pornography charge that seemed to be of most concern to the defense.

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

Herjavec Group

2005 — PhoneBusters — PhoneBusters reports 11K+ identity theft complaints in Canada, and total losses of $8.5M, making this the fastest growing form of consumer fraud in North America. . retailer (Polo Ralph Lauren).

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Founded: 2005. Cybersecurity product categories: Advanced threat protection, managed services , endpoint security , encryption , web gateway , email security, network security, cloud security, antivirus, identity theft protection, website security, mainframe security. Check Point. Trend Micro. McAfee Enterprise. Founded: 1987.