Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2025

With over 16 billion login records exposed, cybercriminals now have unprecedented access to personal credentials that can be used for account takeover, identity theft, and highly targeted phishing. The datasets, briefly exposed via unsecured servers, now pose major risks, fueling phishing, ransomware, and account takeovers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

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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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

However, we strongly recommend that you do not leave yourself unprotected from identity theft. Safeguarding your identity is more critical than ever with one in four Americans falling victim to identity theft, according to the AARP. IDIQ has been offering IdentityIQ services since 2009. Is IdentityIQ a Scam?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Online identities continue to be at risk of vulnerabilities. The name "RockYou2024" pays homage to the infamous RockYou data breach of 2009, which exposed 32 million passwords due to insecure storage practices. Fast forward to 2024, and the scale of the latest leak dwarfs its predecessor by several orders of magnitude.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The last global recession occurred in 2009. The World Economic Forum calls cyberattacks the “under-resourced risk,” citing how a single cloud provider takedown could cost around the same as recovering from Hurricane Sandy or Hurricane Katrina — between $50 billion to $120 billion. Online identity theft and financial fraud increase.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

Founded in 2009, the company provides luggage and passenger transportation services on many popular hiking routes, including the famous Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage trail. Leaking employee credentials might put the company at risk of targeted cyberattacks. One of them is identity theft.

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