Adam Levin

MAY 19, 2021

An undergraduate student at Rochester Institute of Technology named Bill Demirkapi discovered the most recent security failure. Equifax, 2017: A data breach impacted almost 150 million Equifax customers, who subsequently reported identity-related crimes using that data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

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. In July 2017 law enforcement shut down the virtual currency exchange.

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Adam Levin

JULY 22, 2019

Equifax has reached a settlement for the 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and personal information of nearly 150 million people. The proposed deal with the U.S. 175 million of the proposed fine would be paid to U.S. states and $100 million to the CFPB in civil penalties. . Begor in a press release.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Temecula, California, October 11, 2022 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring, has named Michael Scheumack to the role of chief marketing officer. Coast Guard where he started his education and began working in the technology industry. IdentityIQ.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2024

The human factor Cybersecurity is not just about technology; it’s about people. Maersk NotPetya case study In 2017, shipping giant Maersk was hit by the NotPetya malware , which spread rapidly through its global network, causing a complete shutdown of its IT systems. Human error remains one of the leading causes of security breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

billion in 2017; Avast acquired AVG for $1.3 Mellen: This deal seems to be betting on the importance of offering a consolidated consumer security portfolio that incorporates identity theft protection, antivirus, and other security tools like VPNs. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then. LW: Anything else?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2024

It’s experienced explosive growth since it first appeared in 2017, and is now said to have well over 1.5 The RESTRICT Act was introduced in the United States Senate on March 7, 2023 and requires federal actions to identify and mitigate foreign threats to information and communications technology products and services (e.g.,

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2024

Dell, one of the world's largest technology companies, has just disclosed a major data breach that may have compromised the personal information of tens of millions of current and former customers. Experts recommend closely monitoring accounts for any suspicious activity and considering identity theft protection services.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2018

banks issue credit cards to their account holders, said a Web site misconfiguration exposed the names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of thousands of people who applied for cards between early March 2017 and mid-July 2018. TCM Bank , a company that helps more than 750 small and community U.S. based ICBA Bancard Inc.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 16, 2023

ChipMixer was an unregulated mixer that had been in existence since 2017. Platforms like ChipMixer, which are designed to conceal the sources and destinations of staggering amounts of criminal proceeds, undermine the public's confidence in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

Cryptocurrency retreat will make ransomware less profitable: The gold rush for bitcoin and similar currencies went hand-in-hand with a plague of ransomware: Bitcoin’s peak at close to $20,000 in value in 2017 coincided with a 400% increase in ransomware attacks.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

Cybercriminals can exploit such information for identity theft and blackmail, said Demi Ben-Ari, co-founder and chief technology officer of Panorays. The car company said the information was entered by customers and interested buyers on dealer and Mercedes-Benz websites between January 1, 2014 and June 19, 2017.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

, aka Baobeilong, aka Zhang Jianguo, aka Atreexp, both nationals of the People’s Republic of China (China), with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft was announced today. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. These concerns were apparently validated by a 2019 incident where deepfaked audio technology was used to scam a CEO out of $243,000.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

1 November 2017. For over 30 years I have studied the technologies of security and privacy. I am also a special advisor to IBM Security and the Chief Technology Officer of IBM Resilient. As a result, all 143 million US victims are at greater risk of identity theft, and will remain at risk for years to come.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

Leveraging credentials has only become easier in recent years, according to Alicia Townsend, technology evangelist with identity management firm OneLogin. Technologies like face, voice and fingerprint recognition, FIDO-2-compliant keys and software tokens and certificates are options. Removing the Guesswork for Cybercriminals.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

For example, in July of 2017, the data of 14 million Verizon users was breached due to incorrectly configured buckets. Identity theft. One result of doxing aimed at an individual employee may also be theft of their identity. Let’s examine one of the potential attack scenarios involving identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

MSF had Jim fill out an affidavit claiming the loan was the result of identity theft, which necessitated filing a report with the local police and a number of other steps. Jim said numerous calls to Bank of America’s fraud team went nowhere because they refused to discuss an account that was not in his name. .

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

WannaCry 2017 is well-known for the stir and panic it caused in May 2017 by affecting thousands of NHS hospitals, delaying critical medical procedures, and rerouting ambulances. NotPetya shook the entire world in June 2017. A firewall can be effective in stopping the spread of worms through network endpoints. Less common types.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 is designed to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive personal information. It was enacted to prevent and mitigate identity theft, provide notice of security breaches, and enhance law enforcement assistance. It applies to any organization that manages data of 10,000 or more U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Data breaches caused by weak security measures and procedures result in severe monetary losses, erosion of clients’ trust, and irreversible reputation damage to organizations in the healthcare, financial services, technology, and retail industries, as well as government and public sector entities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

through September of 2021 has already surpassed the total number of compromises in 2020 by 17%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).” variant of ransomware called “ WannaCry ” spread swiftly in 2017 and 2018, reaching over 100 countries and infecting over 200,000 computers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

in 2017 totaled 1,579, a nearly 44.7 An incident might threaten someone’s rights and freedoms if it may result in identity theft, identity fraud, financial loss, discrimination, damage to reputation, social disadvantage or loss of confidentiality. Reporting an event is one action that can help. About the author.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 26, 2018

At the risk of oversimplifying: without a foundation of strong identity, there can be no real security. We know that intuitively just from our experiences online, where phishing attacks and identity theft are rampant – often taking advantage of weak identities like user names and passwords, or Social Security Numbers.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As you can see in the chart below from Statista, data breaches rose more than tenfold between 2005 and 2017. This is valuable personal data that can be used for anything from targeted advertising to identity theft in extreme cases.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. 2015 — Anthem — Anthem reports theft of personal information on up to 78.8

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach. The allegations hold that Equifax's failure to take reasonable steps to secure its network led to a data breach in 2017 that affected approximately 147 million people. states and territories.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach. The allegations hold that Equifax's failure to take reasonable steps to secure its network led to a data breach in 2017 that affected approximately 147 million people. states and territories.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach. The allegations hold that Equifax's failure to take reasonable steps to secure its network led to a data breach in 2017 that affected approximately 147 million people. states and territories.

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