Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 9, 2021

This magnitude reminds of us of the 500 million people that were impacted in the data breach at Marriott. Oddly, Facebook initially dismissed the reports as irrelevant, citing that the data was leaked years ago so it didn’t matter now. What is a data breach?” What is data scraping?” spreadsheet).

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Data breaches Passwords Identity Theft Password Management 80

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

According to experts, the leak of PII data containing Aadhaar information (and other such details) related to Indian citizens on the Dark Web creates a significant risk of digital identity theft. ” This week, Resecurity released a report indicating the growing trend of Aadhaar data leaks. .”

Identity Theft 113

Identity Theft Data breaches Telecommunications Mobile 113

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.

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Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 103

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. Coelho landed on the radar of U.S.

Identity Theft 216

Identity Theft Government Mobile Data breaches 216

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 7, 2018

August is two-thirds of the way through year, and we have already seen a number of serious, far-reaching data breaches making headlines, some occurred in 2018, and some from 2017 that are now being disclosed. When it comes to data breach notification laws, things can get tricky and complex, varying state-by-state.

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Data breaches Retail Identity Theft Threat Reports 63

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 said it learned of the issue on July 16, 2018, and had the problem fixed by the following day.

Banking 150

Banking Data breaches Identity Theft Retail 150

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.

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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. Attackers breached into the company network between Nov.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Advertising Hacking 51

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In January 2018, GovPayNet was acquired by Securus Technologies , a Carrollton, Texas- based company that provides telecommunications services to prisons and helps law enforcement personnel keep tabs on mobile devices used by former inmates. Although its name may suggest otherwise, Securus does not have a great track record in securing data.

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Mobile Government Identity Theft Telecommunications 236

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In mid-November 2018, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a Jared customer who found something curious after receiving a receipt via email for a pair of earrings he’d just purchased as a surprise gift for his girlfriend. Data exposures like these are some of the most common yet preventable for online retailers.

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Retail Identity Theft Scams Media 195

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

According to the company, a thief stole unencrypted hard drives containing banking data belonging to 29,000 Facebook employees. The company notified the data theft to its staff via email Friday morning. The social media giant is working with police investigating the theft. ” concludes Facebook.

Identity Theft 97

Identity Theft Banking Advertising Media 97

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. The Privacy and security of personal information is paramount.”

Identity Theft 95

Identity Theft Education Phishing Scams 95

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) the number of data breaches reported in 2021 eclipsed that of 2020 by as early as October. Even prior to the pandemic, back in 2018, IBM revealed a startling 424% year-on-year increase in data breaches due to cloud misconfigurations caused by human error.

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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. Only half a year ago, Brian Krebs also reported how identity thieves were able to hijack accounts.

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Identity Theft Data breaches Accountability Media 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Such breaches, unfortunately, have become common. 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. In the big picture in security, improvement of IRPs is hardly all companies must do to mitigate cyber breaches.

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Identity Theft Cyber Attacks 119

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 81

Identity Theft Scams Advertising Risk 81

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

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

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? Most of the CSV files contain user records for what we assume to be target demographics for either digital or physical marketing materials.

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Marketing Media Advertising Identity Theft 103

Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “ Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory ,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration , the IRS and others before crooks do it for you.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

” According to a somewhat redacted vulnerability assessment of Informed Visibility (PDF) published in October 2018 by the USPS’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), auditors found a number of authentication and encryption weaknesses in the service. But they seemed to have overlooked this rather glaring security problem.

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Accountability Authentication Identity Theft Advertising 258

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.

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Data breaches Mobile Identity Theft Accountability 85

Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2019

The New York Times reported earlier today that it was thought to be the largest settlement ever paid by a company over a data breach, but that statement doesn’t appear anywhere in their current story. – Help with ongoing identity theft issues: Up to seven years of “free assisted identity restoration services.”

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Data breaches Identity Theft Banking Cybercrime 253

Adam Levin

JANUARY 24, 2019

In November 2018, Diachenko also found roughly 57 million records of American citizens from one unsecured instance apparently belonging to a Canadian data firm. The Brazilian government and a fitness company experienced similar leaks in late 2018 as well.

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Engineering IoT Internet Internet 125

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.

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Cyber threats Mobile B2B Threat Detection 98

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.

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Malware Identity Theft Advertising Cybersecurity 115

Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

Personal Data Breach. Identity Theft. Corporate Data Breach. . $600,249,821. 517,021,289. 194,473,055. Real Estate/Rental. 350,328,166. 213,196,082. Tech Support. 347,657,432. 146,477,709. Non-Payment/Non-Delivery. 337,493,071. 265,011,249. 278,267,918. 219,484,699. 219,484,699. Credit Card Fraud.

Scams 98

Scams Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Data breaches 98

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

“The attack vector included the scanning and identification of externally facing Mac services to include the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP, port 548), RDP, VNC, SSH (port 22), and Back to My Mac (BTMM), which would be targeted with weak passwords or passwords derived from 3rd party data breaches.”

Malware 84

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Data collection 84

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This kind of information it a precious commodity for threat actors, members of the forum already expressed their interest in the huge trove of data.

Hacking 98

Hacking Identity Theft Cybercrime Advertising 98

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

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. Who had access? Original post available on Cybernews: [link].

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Identity Theft Advertising Accountability Passwords 73

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

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Identity Theft. Data Breach. Physical Manipulation, Damage, Theft and Loss. Ransomware detections on machines jumped 369% (yes, three-hundred-sixty-nine percent) vs. 2018. First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Web-based Attacks.

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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. Who had access?

Social Engineering 135

Social Engineering Passwords Marketing Phishing 135

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. And, as we’ve all seen, the failure to manage digital risks can have a negative impact on the reputation, operations and market value of affected enterprises. The Threat Level Is Rising.

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Risk Digital transformation IoT Identity Theft 48

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In fact, “the number of publicly reported data compromises in the U.S. through September of 2021 has already surpassed the total number of compromises in 2020 by 17%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).” Ransomware is not new, and it has been around for decades.A

Cybersecurity 78

Cybersecurity IoT Artificial Intelligence Cyber threats 78

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As you can see in the chart below from Statista, data breaches rose more than tenfold between 2005 and 2017. 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.

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