Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

Foxit Software, the PDF software provider behind the Foxit PDF reader app disclosed a security breach that took place recently exposing customers’ information. Foxit pointed out that it does not maintain customer payment card information in its systems. ” continues the advisory. ” concludes the advisory.

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Passwords Software Identity Theft 82

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

authorities on six counts of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected computer, and conspiracy. ” According to the 2017 indictment , Wyatt used email and telephone accounts to send messages used to threaten the hacked companies of releasing their information. “a. The man was charged by U.S.

Identity Theft 110

Identity Theft Accountability Hacking Advertising 110

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2020

billion records containing personally identifiable information (PII) of employees, reporters, and at least 42,000 users. Logs sensitive data related to the company’s data infrastructure included SQL query errors, Traffic between different servers, Communication protocols, Potential access to admin accounts. billion records.”

Identity Theft 118

Identity Theft Passwords Advertising Accountability 118

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“Penchukov was named in a 2014 indictment by the U.S. “The US authorities accuse the prosecuted person of extortion, bank fraud, and identity theft, among other things. Two other members of the gang, Yevhen Kulibaba and Yuriy Konovalenko, were arrested in 2014 and pleaded guilty.

Cybercrime 97

Cybercrime Banking Identity Theft Hacking 97

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones. Unfortunately stolen data are already available for sale on the dark web, security researchers at CloudSEK reported. The experts found a post advertising information of roughly 3.4

Hacking 104

Hacking Data breaches Identity Theft Advertising 104

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

Attackers have stolen personal identifiable information (PII), including names and/or Social Security numbers (and/or other tax identification numbers), financial account information, driver’s license information, and/or passport information. .

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Identity Theft Advertising 96

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

US DoJ charged the men with damaging protected computers, conspiracy to conduct computer fraud and abuse, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

Identity Theft 106

Identity Theft Malware Hacking Advertising 106

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Exposed records included the following information: Full name Address Residency status Passport number Phone number Tax ID number Employer name and phone number Tax amount. “Affected individuals could be at risk of identity theft and should monitor their accounts closely. ” concludes the experts.

Identity Theft 77

Identity Theft Scams Advertising Risk 77

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

.” Individuals impacted by the data breach were enrolled in the department’s welfare and children services programs at the time of the security incident. Nine employees opened the email and clicked on a link that gave the perpetrator access to their email accounts.” ” reads the Associated Press.

Data breaches 74

Data breaches Identity Theft Advertising Insurance 74

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2019

The suspects have received sentences ranging from four years and three months to eight years and two months i n prison on wire fraud conspiracy , computer fraud and abuse, and aggravated identity theft charges. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Attorney Byung J. BJay ” Pak.

Hacking 85

Hacking Banking Identity Theft Phishing 85

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Here are some examples of how potential attackers can use the data found in the unsecured Amazon S3 bucket against the owners of the exposed email addresses: Spamming 350 million email IDs Carrying out phishing attacks Brute-forcing the passwords of the email accounts. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Social Engineering 129

Social Engineering Passwords Marketing Phishing 129

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We discovered the Snewpit bucket on September 24 and immediately reached out to the company in order to help secure the bucket. The Snewpit team responded within minutes and secured the files containing user records on the same day. The Snewpit team responded within minutes and secured the files containing user records on the same day.

Identity Theft 114

Identity Theft Passwords Advertising Password Management 114

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

. “This cyber-attack targeted the parliament’s information system and affected its ability to operate for several days. A significant amount of data was stolen and the email accounts of several members of parliament, including that of Chancellor Angela Merkel , were affected.” continues the Der Spiegel.

Hacking 79

Hacking Cyber Attacks Identity Theft Government 79

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In July 2017, Aloba and his co-conspirators compromised the email account of a court employee and used it to send the phishing emails to coworkers. The compromised email accounts then were used to send the roughly 2 million phishing emails.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Hacking Phishing Identity Theft Advertising 53

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

You can reach him via email or find him on Twitter giggling at jokes posted by parody accounts. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Original post available on Cybernews: [link]. Pierluigi Paganini.

Identity Theft 71

Identity Theft Advertising Accountability Passwords 71

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

“The Hospital encourages those who may be affected to remain vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud, to review account statements and explanation of benefits, and to monitor credit reports for suspicious activity and to detect errors.” ” concludes the notice. “Under U.S. “Under U.S.

Ransomware 51

Ransomware Identity Theft Encryption Advertising 51

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Aviram Azari (52) was sentenced to 80 months in prison for computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with his involvement in a massive spear-phishing campaign targeting companies and individuals in the U.S. and around worldwide. The man was arrested in September 2019 while traveling to the U.

Identity Theft 122

Identity Theft Phishing Hacking Accountability 122

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

While IndieFlix believes that the bucket has been publicly accessible since May 2015, the company has not found any suspicious activity or unauthorized access attempts to any of its accounts during the period. You can reach him via email or find him on Twitter chuckling at jokes posted by parody accounts. Disclosure.

Identity Theft 58

Identity Theft Accountability Advertising Marketing 58

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

They ask you to make certain changes in your account by entering your login password or ask for some reconfirmation. The motto behind the email is to lend you to a fake web page that is designed for the sole purpose of stealing user information. The most common type is phishing is carried out through fraudulent email receptionist.

Phishing 94

Phishing Accountability Authentication Passwords 94

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The hackers were employed in a coordinated campaign of identity theft and hacking on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The campaign aimed at stealing critical information related to United States aerospace and satellite technology and resources.

Hacking 135

Hacking Identity Theft VPN Accountability 135

Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2019

Predators, disturbing content, identity theft attempts, and other things you wouldn’t let them experience in real life are all waiting for them. Netflix supports kid-focused user accounts to block adult-only shows. Prevent them from doing so by giving them access to non-administrator user accounts on your operating system.

Internet 89

Internet Internet Media Accountability 89

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When I first encountered now-31-year-old Sergei “Fly,” “Flycracker,” “MUXACC” Vovnenko in 2013, he was the administrator of the fraud forum “thecc[dot]bz,” an exclusive and closely guarded Russian language board dedicated to financial fraud and identity theft. Things seemed to be going well.”

Cybercrime 209

Cybercrime Identity Theft Accountability Passwords 209