Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

Mobile 98

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

HSBC Bank USA notified customers of a data breach that has happened between Oct 4 and Oct 14, unknown attackers were able to access their online accounts. “HSBC became aware of online accounts being accessed by unauthorized users between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 89

Banking Data breaches Identity Theft Accountability 89

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Millions of voter records are available for sale on the Dark Web, experts discovered over 35 million US voter records for sale in a hacking forum. Millions of voter records are available for sale on the Dark Web , experts from Anomali and Intel 471 discovered 35 million US voter records for sale in a hacking forum. Pierluigi Paganini.

Hacking 93

Hacking Identity Theft Cybercrime Advertising 93

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

At this time it is unclear for how long the data remained exposed online without protection. “The British Council takes its responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) very seriously. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data leak). Pierluigi Paganini.

Identity Theft 91

Identity Theft Education Phishing Scams 91

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2018

The restaurant chain Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen suffered a payment card breach, hackers hacked the company network between Nov. Once again here we are to discuss of a data breach suffered by a restaurant chain this time the victim is Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen. 2, 2018 and stole customer payment card data.

Data breaches 48

Data breaches Identity Theft Advertising Hacking 48

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2023

After a tip from a Telegram user who frequented identity theft channels, Brian Krebs tested and confirmed that anyone who knew your name, address, social security number (SSN), and birthday could view your full credit report at Experian. The method to get access did not require any hacking talents at all.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Data breaches Accountability Media 98

Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

With the W2 variety, a citizen of the c-suite requests all the W2s from human resources or accounting–thereby collecting a rich file of personally identifiable information that can be used to commit tax-related fraud as well as all stripe of identity theft. So Isn’t BEC Just Another Form of Phishing?

Scams 130

Scams Identity Theft Phishing Accountability 130

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The statement of work documents for marketing campaigns date between 2018 and 2019: Who owns the bucket? What happened to the data? SecurityAffairs – hacking, US citizen records). Most of the CSV files contain user records for what we assume to be target demographics for either digital or physical marketing materials.

Marketing 103

Marketing Media Advertising Identity Theft 103

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

. “ Comparitech partnered with security researcher Bob Diachenko to investigate the data exposure, which included sensitive personal and tax information. ” The Elasticsearch database was first indexed by search engines in May 2018, Diachenko discovered it on September 17, 2019, and on September 20, 2019 it was secured.

Identity Theft 77

Identity Theft Scams Advertising Risk 77

The Security Ledger

APRIL 30, 2019

households, exposing sensitive data and putting people at risk for identity theft, ransomware and other cybercrimes. » Related Stories Veeam mishandles Own Data, exposes 440M Customer E-mails Report: Bad Bots sent One in Five Web Requests in 2018 Mysterious Trisis Malware Strikes Again.

Identity Theft 40

Identity Theft VPN Cybercrime Ransomware 40

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Many of the API’s features accepted “wildcard” search parameters, meaning they could be made to return all records for a given data set without the need to search for specific terms. A USPS brochure advertising the features and benefits of Informed Visibility. .

Accountability 262

Accountability Authentication Identity Theft Advertising 262

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

He was rumored to have hacked into his high school’s computer system, although those rumors were never confirmed. Following numerous requests by the defense and changes in Durachinsky’s legal representation, he was finally arraigned nearly a year later, on January 19, 2018. The FBI found a laptop in Durachinsky’s room.

Malware 86

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Data collection 86

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And as stated by a Harris Poll conducted in 2018 , more than 60 million Americans are affected by identity theft every year. According to security industry professionals, cyber criminals will access 33 billion records per year by 2023, a dramatic increase from the reported 12 billion or so breaches in 2018.

Cyber threats 98

Cyber threats Mobile B2B Threat Detection 98

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

T-Mobile disclosed the second data breach of 2023, threat actors had access to the personal information of hundreds of customers since February. T-Mobile suffered the second data breach of 2023, threat actors had access to the personal information of hundreds of customers starting in late February 2023.

Data breaches 79

Data breaches Mobile Identity Theft Accountability 79

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

All of this data is conveniently stored in spreadsheet format that can be easily opened, read, and downloaded by anyone who knows what to look for. The exposed data was hosted on an Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) server and located in the US. SecurityAffairs – Real estate app leaking, hacking). Who had access?

Identity Theft 71

Identity Theft Advertising Accountability Passwords 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Another day, another breach. Barely a day goes by where we don’t hear of a data breach. Affecting big companies and small in virtually every vertical and hitting government institutions at the local, state and federal level, sensitive data is routinely exfiltrated, stolen and leveraged with shocking regularity.

Identity Theft 89

Identity Theft IoT Technology Encryption 89

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

. “The malware searched for track data (which sometimes has the cardholder name in addition to card number, expiration date, and internal verification code) read from a payment card as it was being routed through the payment processing systems.” Customers should immediately report any unauthorized charges to their card issuer.

Malware 111

Malware Identity Theft Advertising Cybersecurity 111

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, email addresses). Who had access? Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Social Engineering 130

Social Engineering Passwords Marketing Phishing 130

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Some smaller companies have even gone out of business as the result of a data breach. having been breached at some point in the past. This hacking ring stole $3.4 These are only the most notable breaches. The Threat Level Is Rising.

Risk 48

Risk Digital transformation IoT Identity Theft 48

Adam Levin

MAY 19, 2021

The company has suffered data breaches in the past. . Significant data breaches at credit score bureaus include: . Experian, 2020: A data breach impacted 24 million Experian customers, plus almost 800,000 businesses in South Africa. The data included addresses, birthdays, and even Social Security numbers.

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Risk Identity Theft Data breaches VPN 218

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2023

Adding more embarrassment to last year’s Twitter Data Breach, a new finding on the web has discovered a new database dump exposed on an online hacking forum. It appears to be a big data leak as information related to about 235 million users was found by a cyber intelligence firm named Hudson Rock, based in Israel.

Identity Theft 137

Identity Theft Big data Manufacturing Healthcare 137

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Within the hacking community, doxing is an intimidation tactic to unmask the otherwise anonymous details of another user. More niche examples of doxing include: Breach Doxing : the unintentional dropping of documents via a data breach or leak. In 2018, George Garofano pleaded guilty to the attack.

Data breaches 127

Data breaches Media Accountability Passwords 127

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. The hacking risk isn’t just a question of having more devices so much as having a higher concentration of devices. AI and Machine Learning Hacking.

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

fewer of you to go around because at this moment in history everyone understands that a good CISO is critical to the ongoing success of an enterprise (the 2019 IBM Cost of Data Breach study found that the average cost to an organization was $3.92 Buckle up, because that driverless car might be hacked along the way.

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Cybersecurity CISO IoT Insurance 100

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135