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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

Krebs on Security

At the height of his cybercriminal career, the hacker known as “ Hieupc ” was earning $125,000 a month running a bustling identity theft service that siphoned consumer dossiers from some of the world’s top data brokers. Ngo’s former identity theft service, superget[.]info. Secret Service.

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PlayStation Network outage has been going on for over 24 hours

Security Affairs

The PSN breach exposed the data of millions of users, costing Sony $15 million in settlements and a year of identity theft protection for subscribers. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Sony)

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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

Questions about who stole tax and financial data on roughly three quarters of all South Carolina residents came to the fore last week at the confirmation hearing of Mark Keel , who was appointed in 2011 by Gov. Nikki Haley to head the state’s law enforcement division. “At the time, it was one of the largest breaches in U.S.

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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

The forum’s member roster includes a Who’s Who of top Russian cybercriminals, and it featured sub-forums for a wide range of cybercrime specialities, including malware, spam, coding and identity theft. One representation of the leaked Mazafaka database. As well as the cost of my services.” ” WHO IS DJAMIX?

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Nigeria blocks 73 million mobile numbers for security reasons

CyberSecurity Insiders

In July 2011, most of the South African countries agreed to employ SIM Registration laws in their regions, respectively, and those countries include Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. The SIM Registration laws apply to curb digital crimes such as banking fraud and identity theft.

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No, Colonel Gaddafi’s daughter isn’t emailing to give you untold riches

Malwarebytes

Ayesha fled Libya shortly after the Battle of Tripoli back in 2011. The scammers can’t even get this right; Aisha has had four children , but two of them were killed during the fighting in 2011. This now leaves you open to identity theft, and other related shenanigans. This will be you. Personal details stolen.

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Alexander Vinnik, the operator of BTC-e exchange, pleaded guilty to money laundering

Security Affairs

Alexander Vinnik , a Russian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his involvement in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, a Russian operator of virtual currency exchange BTC-e pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering scheme.