Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2019

On September 30th, 2019, the financial institution began sending out data breach notifications to the impacted, the notice informed them that the former employee potentially used the data for fraudulent activities, including identity theft and financial frauds. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The data stolen by Nikulin were available on the cybercrime underground between 2015 and 2016, they were offered for sale by multiple traders. He will also serve 24 months for aggravated identity theft.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. “SIM Hijacking or “SIM Swapping” is an identity theft technique that exploits a common cyber-security weakness – mobile phone numbers. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The developers of the GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The authors of the infamous GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. Security Affairs – GandCrab ransomware, cybercrime ).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The creator of the infamous Kelihos Botnet , Peter Yuryevich Levashov (38) pleaded guilty this week to computer crime, fraud, conspiracy and identity theft charges. Yuryevich Levashov (38), the botmaster of the dreaded Kelihos Botnet pleaded guilty this week to computer crime, fraud, conspiracy and identity theft charges.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. ” The duo has been charged with: one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of wire fraud, one count of computer fraud and abuse, and one count of aggravated identity theft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

.” LifeLabs is offering cybersecurity protection services to its customers, including identity theft and fraud protection insurance. “Any customer who is concerned about this incident can receive one free year of protection that includes dark web monitoring and identity theft insurance.”

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) says Argishti Khudaverdyan, 44, was found guilty of 14 federal criminal charges for the scheme he ran from 2014 to 2019 that netted $25 million in criminal proceeds. mandatory two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. 10 years in federal prison for each money laundering count.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2020

In November, King was accused and convicted of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, and in June he also pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges for having provided fake evidence during his trial. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Experts uncovered a new tool dubbed BIOLOAD used by the FIN7 cybercrime group used as a dropper for a new variant of the Carbanak backdoor. The analysis of the malware and the TTPs observed in the attacks suggest that BIOLOAD was developed by FIN7 cybercrime group and that it is likely a precursor of BOOSTWRITE. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2018

. “This suggests the information disclosure is not necessarily a technical compromise but rather a likely targeted campaign by a threat actor redistributing possibly legitimately obtained voter data for malicious purposes on a cybercrime forum,” . electoral process such as voter identity fraud and voter suppression.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The duo has been convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit service marks, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 12 counts each of wire fraud. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Richard Bauer of Los Angeles, who worked at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Southern California, pleaded guilty for stalking, computer hacking, and aggravated identity theft. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states the Associated Press. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In October 2018, Brannan pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and unauthorized access to a protected computer. ” Brannan along with another four people was charged in the 2014 Fappening scandal in which hackers obtained private and nude photos from hundreds of individuals. ” reported the Associated Press.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2018

Three members of the cybercrime group tracked as FIN7 and Carbanak have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts. Three members of the notorious cybercrime gang known as FIN7 and Carbanak have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, computer hacking, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

He pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and three counts of money laundering. “Rimasauskas carried out his high-tech theft from halfway across the globe, but he got sentenced to prison right here in Manhattan federal court.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Rutter’s customers should also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and a police report in case of fraud or identity theft. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2019

In August 2018, three members of the notorious cybercrime gang have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, computer hacking, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

“ The man has been charged with a total of 21 crimes, including identity theft, fraud, embezzlement, and attempted grand theft. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As a result, all 143 million US victims are at greater risk of identity theft, and will remain at risk for years to come. And those who suffer identify theft will have problems for months, if not years, as they work to clean up their name and credit rating. The company's incident response after the breach was similarly damaging.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In July, Aloba was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, one count of attempted wire fraud, one count of unauthorized impairment of a protected computer, five counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information, and four counts of aggravated identity theft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

If cybercriminals broke into a system containing personal information on investors, they could use it to carry out identity theft. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Case Studies of Data Breaches in the Healthcare Industry Anthem Incorporation data breach , which happened between 2014 and 2015, was the most significant health data breach in U.S Even tech-focused companies need to constantly work on evolving their cyber security posture to help to keep up with the growing sophistication of cybercrime.

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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.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2020

Burkov was also operating another invite-only cybercrime forum, to obtain membership prospective members needed three existing members to “vouch” for their good reputation in the cybercrime community. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. District Judge T.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2019

Security experts at Flashpoint revealed that the financially-motivated cybercrime group FIN7 (aka Anunak and Carbanak ) used new malware in a recent hacking campaign. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

The Russian citizen Andrei Tyurin (35) was extradited to the United States from Georgia on Friday, the man charged over the massive theft of customer data from JPMorgan Chase and Dow Jones , officials announced. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Securi ty Affairs – JPMorgan, cybercrime).

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

But the plan failed and the Ukrainian mastermind behind it soon after was imprisoned for unrelated cybercrime offenses. That individual recently gave his first interview since finishing his jail time here in the states, and he’s shared some select (if often abrasive and coarse) details on how he got into cybercrime and why.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Ahead of the 2018 US midterm elections , sellers are flooding the cybercrime underground markets with data from voter databases. ” The availability of such kind of data exposes voters to sophisticated identity theft. . ” The availability of such kind of data exposes voters to sophisticated identity theft.

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