Identity IQ

JANUARY 19, 2021

This leaves victims of the data breaches vulnerable to identity theft. Back in 2018, a massive data breach exposed the personal information of up to 500 million Marriott guests. The data was available to anyone on the web, unsecured with passwords or any other authentication requirements. Small Business Administration.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

They face a fifteen count indictment, including charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and aggravated identity theft (a charge that carries a mandatory two-year sentence). In August 2018, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that police in Florida arrested 25-year-old Pasco County, Fla.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

TMobile has now issued a formal apology and offered free identity theft recovery services to nearly 48 million customers for whom the telecom giant failed to protect their sensitive personal information. For T-Mobile, this is the sixth major breach since 2018. Most immediately is the ubiquity of 2-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

“HSBC became aware of online accounts being accessed by unauthorized users between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018. After the data breach, HSBC Bank enhanced the authentication process for HSBC Personal Internet Banking, adding an extra layer of security. ” reads the letter sent by the bank to the customers.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 8, 2019

Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching revealed more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support all types of cybercrime, including spam, credit card fraud and identity theft. Facebook responded by deleting those groups.

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Cybercrime Passwords Identity Theft Accountability 206

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you’ve been holding out because you’re not particularly worried about ID theft, here’s another reason to reconsider: The credit bureaus profit from selling copies of your file to others, so freezing your file also lets you deny these dinosaurs a valuable revenue stream. Online: TransUnion. By Phone: 888-909-8872.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This attack marked its fifth breach since 2018 and, in fact, the company suffered yet another breach – albeit apparently a small one — late in December. Affected parties should also be notified to help protect them from identity theft or other fallout. Such breaches, unfortunately, have become common.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

It is currently unknown for how long the data was left unprotected, and we assume that anyone who knew what to look for could have accessed the data bucket without needing any kind of authentication during the unspecified exposure period. Who had access? Original post available on Cybernews: [link].

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

The timeline of uploads might indicate that these emails have been either stolen or acquired on the black market back in October 2018 , and then gradually decrypted by the owner of the bucket. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for as many of your online accounts as possible. Who had access?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Also read: Database Security: 7 Best Practices & Tips Use better and unique passwords to protect your data from breaches, reduce identity theft, and better protect sensitive and personal information. Threats such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting ( XSS ) attacks can be minimized with techniques such as input sanitization.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Weak access and permissions, therefore, may cause data breaches through: Inadequate authentication – weak verifications can result in data breaches by unauthorized employees in the organization. Inadequate data encryption and security measures such as passwords and multi-factor authentication. Zero-trust Security Frameworks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

According to the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report : … Rates of successful breaches have reached an all-time high for both mid-sized and enterprise class organizations, with more than two-thirds (67%) of global organizations and nearly three fourths (71%) in the U.S. The Threat Level Is Rising. having been breached at some point in the past.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

While 2018 showed a slight decline, you can see that the number of records that were exposed increased drastically, likely indicating cybercriminals are becoming more brazen in their attacks. This is valuable personal data that can be used for anything from targeted advertising to identity theft in extreme cases.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2021

military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. The release was granted in part due to Ferizi’s 2018 diagnosis if asthma, as well as a COVID outbreak at the facility where he was housed in 2020.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

resident Ahmad Wagaafe Hared and Matthew Gene Ditman of Las Vegas were part of a group that specialized in tricking or bribing representatives at the major wireless providers into giving them control over phone numbers belonging to people they later targeted for extortion and theft. According to indictments unsealed this week, Tucson, Ariz.

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Cryptocurrency Identity Theft Mobile Accountability 202

Krebs on Security

MAY 24, 2019

The digitized records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images — were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser. billion in 2018. No authentication was required to read the documents.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

Such information could be useful if you were trying to determine the maiden name of someone’s mother, or successfully answer a range of other knowledge-based authentication questions. However, in 2018 Radaris was able to reclaim their domain on a technicality. monthly subscription fee just to view the results.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

To lend an air of authenticity and to motivate the victim to enter valid information, the swindlers warned that the victim could be prosecuted for providing false information. The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Beyond financial exchange, permissionless blockchains offer strong security through decentralization, and potential use cases include identity verification, voting, and fundraising. Since the 1970s, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has offered encryption , authentication, bootstrapping, and digital signatures to secure digital communications.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report advises organizations to deploy multifactor authentication throughout all systems and discourage password reuse. billion records exposed, and a more than 54% increase in the number of reported breaches vs. the first half of 2018. authentication technologies.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2005 — PhoneBusters — PhoneBusters reports 11K+ identity theft complaints in Canada, and total losses of $8.5M, making this the fastest growing form of consumer fraud in North America. . 2014-2018 — Marriott International — A breach occurs on systems supporting Starwood hotel brands beginning in 2014. presidential election.

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