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PII Belonging to Indian Citizens, Including their Aadhaar IDs, Offered for Sale on the Dark Web

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billion Aadhaars issued by the UIDAI since this ID service launched in 2009, this system represents one of the largest biometric ID programs on the planet, according to a report published by think tank Brookings Institution. With roughly 1.4

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Personal info of 90k hikers leaked by French tourism company La Malle Postale

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Founded in 2009, the company provides luggage and passenger transportation services on many popular hiking routes, including the famous Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage trail. One of them is identity theft. The services are well-reviewed by their clients, with an overall four-star rating on TripAdvisor.

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Experts found 20 Million tax records for Russian citizens exposed online

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The experts found an unprotected Elasticsearch cluster that was containing personally identifiable information on Russian citizens spanning from 2009 to 2016. “The first database contained more than 14 million personal and tax records from 2010 to 2016, and the second included over 6 million from 2009 to 2015.”

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Tank, the leader of the Zeus cybercrime gang, was arrested by the Swiss police

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“The US authorities accuse the prosecuted person of extortion, bank fraud, and identity theft, among other things. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zeus). During the hearing on 24 October 2022, the person did not consent to his extradition to the USA via a simplified proceeding.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cloud Hopper operation hit 8 of the world’s biggest IT service providers

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“The hacking campaign, known as “ Cloud Hopper ,” was the subject of a U.S. indictment in December that accused two Chinese nationals of identity theft and fraud. Now, the Reuters revealed that at least another six companies were hacked as part of the same campaign conducted by the APT10 threat actors.

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

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The US Department of Justice charged two Chinese hackers for hacking numerous companies and government agencies in a dozen countries, US Indicts Two Chinese Government Hackers Over Global Hacking Campaign. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Billions of FBS Records Exposed in Online Trading Broker Data Leak

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Founded in 2009, FBS is an international online forex broker with more than 400,000 partners and 16 million traders spanning over 190 countries. Identity Theft and Fraud. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Microsoft Exchange). The breach is a danger to both FBS and its customers. Who is FBS. Pierluigi Paganini.

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