Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums, an extremely popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world's largest data breaches since 2015.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 23, 2022

About 495,398 students and 57,158 employee records belonging to the 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 school years were leaked in the attack. All students and staff affected by the ransomware attack will be provided a year-long credit monitoring and identity theft protection service says a statement issued by Chicago Public Schools.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

More greatest hits from Experian: 2022: Class Action Targets Experian Over Account Security 2017: Experian Site Can Give Anyone Your Credit Freeze PIN 2015: Experian Breach Affects 15 Million Customers 2015: Experian Breach Tied to NY-NJ ID Theft Ring 2015: At Experian, Security Attrition Amid Acquisitions 2015: Experian Hit With Class Action (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Exposed data could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities, including identity theft and phone call scams. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Customers that received the data breach notification could contact the company by phone for any questions or concerns.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The form contains employee’s information, including full name, date of birth, phone number, social security number, passport numbers, mailing address, and email address, Exposed data could be abused by crooks to carry out multiple malicious activities, including identity theft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

May 2015: Ulbricht is Sentenced On May 29, 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years without the possibility of parole. 2015 – Present Following the demise of Silk Road, many other illegal dark marketplaces popped up to take its place. The FBI shut down the Silk Road in October 2013.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums , an extremely popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world’s largest data breaches since 2015.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

According to the indictment, the GRU officers were involved in attacks on Ukraine, including the attacks aimed at the country’s power grid in 2015 and 2016 that employed the BlackEnergy and Industroyer malware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. According to the investigators, the man gained access to the technology firm in 2015 with an accomplice, Ashley St.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In August 2019 and August 2020, a federal grand jury announced two separate indictments charging the five Chinese nationals with facilitating theft of source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data, and valuable business information. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2019

According to the company , exposed data don’t expose customers to a substantial risk of fraud or identity theft, but in my humble opinion, such kind of information could be used for several malicious purposes. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 27, 2020

Aleksei Burkov, seated second from right, attends a hearing in Jerusalem in 2015. He pleaded guilty last week in a Virginia court to access device fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, identity theft, wire fraud and money laundering. Andrei Shirokov / Tass via Getty Images.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Unauthorised transactions made with the help of lost or stolen credit cards, counterfeit cards, ID document forgery and identity theft, fake identification, email phishing, and imposter scams are among the most common types of payment fraud today.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have notified the current and former employees whose information we believe was stored on the equipment and are offering them free identity theft and credit monitoring services,” Facebook said. The social media giant is working with police investigating the theft.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The suspects stole the funds from at least 10 victims using SIM swapping between November 2015 and May 2018. Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2019

Ametovski (known online as Codeshop, Sindromx, xhevo, and Sindrom) was arrested by Slovenian authorities in January 2014, at the time he was charged with aggravated identity theft, access device fraud conspiracy, and wire fraud conspiracy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

“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.” “Affected individuals could be at risk of identity theft and should monitor their accounts closely. ” continues the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. ” reads the data br each notification. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2020

” Crooks could use personal information exposed in both data leaks to conduct various malicious activities, including identity thefts, scams, and corporate espionage. 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

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

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

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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Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Information of millions of users was stolen and posted online by threat actors in 2015. By pairing the leaked data with publicly exposed information, cybercriminals can deploy phishing schemes that can lead to account takeover, identity theft and fraud. However, users shouldn’t bet on it.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

The company r ecommends customers to remain vigilant to avoid identity theft and phishing attacks. “Foxit also recommends customers to remain vigilant by reviewing account statements and monitoring credit reports to avoid identity theft. ” concludes the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2020

The suspect was arrested in Israel in 2015, his case made the headlines multiple times because media speculated a possible prisoner swap with Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American that was arrested in Russia on cannabis charges. .” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. District Judge T.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The company is offering impacted employees free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services provided by Experian. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. .” Chegg notified local authorities and is investigating the incident with the help of a third-party forensic firm.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

. “As an added precaution, to help protect your identity, we are offering a complimentary threeyear membership of Experian’s® IdentityWorksSM. This product provides you with superior identity detection and resolution of identity theft.” ” concludes the company. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

The gang was said to have racked up $3 million in unauthorised purchases, being charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. A timeline of credit card fraud Back in 2019, three people alleged to be part of a “nationwide stolen credit card ring” were arrested in January of that same year.

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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. “Christopher Brannan, 31, pleaded guilty in October to unauthorized access of a protected computer and to aggravated identity theft before U.S. ” reports The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2019

“We also call upon the city to provide the necessary resources and assistance to any impacted officer who may become the victim of identity theft as a result of this negligence, so that they may restore their credit and/or financial standing,” the Protective League said. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Evaldas Rimasauskas was sentenced to five years of prison for stealing $120 Million from Google and Facebook employees with business email compromise (BEC) attacks carried out between 2013 and 2015. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and three counts of money laundering. ” . . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

The group is also responsible for the 2015 Health Insurer Anthem data breach. back in 2015. Member of Sophisticated China-Based Hacking Group Indicted for Series of Computer Intrusions, Including 2015 Data Breach of Health Insurer Anthem Inc. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2019

authorities on six counts of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected computer, and conspiracy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The man, Nathan Wyatt, 39, has been charged by U.S. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Leaked data could expose users to several malicious activities, including scams, identity theft, blackmail and extortion, and of course attack takeover. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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