Security Boulevard

MARCH 4, 2021

In recent years, the most prominent example has been the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in effect since 2018 and has evolved from being just a European data privacy law to becoming a global data privacy standard.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

The “catchers” 52-year-old Igwilo has been on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s watch list since 2018. With Justice as our mutual priority, we congratulate @officialEFCC for partnering with the @FBI & arresting long-time wanted suspect Igwilo for fraud conspiracy, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Secret Service issued an internal alert warning that many of its field offices have reported crooks are indeed using Informed Delivery to commit various identity theft and credit card fraud schemes. This week, the U.S. Image: USPS. The internal alert — sent by the Secret Service on Nov.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Ivan Yermakov worked for the Russian Military Unit 26165 and was indicted by the US DoJ in October 2018, along six other defendants working for the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate ( GRU ), for hacking, wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The forum’s member roster includes a Who’s Who of top Russian cybercriminals, and it featured sub-forums for a wide range of cybercrime specialities, including malware, spam, coding and identity theft. One representation of the leaked Mazafaka database. ” Mr. Safronov did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 6, 2021

However, security experts suggest it is better to change the password of an online account, respectively, to avoid any identity theft or phishing attacks in the future. Note 2- From the year 2018, China blocked the app and the website from the Apple App Store meant for its region for data security concerns.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

The DOJ also charged the alleged administrator of RaidForums — 21-year-old Diogo Santos Coelho , of Portugal — with six criminal counts, including conspiracy, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. The FBI’s seizure of RaidForums was first reported by KrebsOnSecurity on Mar.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

US DoJ charged the men with damaging protected computers, conspiracy to conduct computer fraud and abuse, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The hard drives contained information on US workers who were employed by Facebook in 2018, exposed data includes bank account numbers, employee names, the last four digits of their social security numbers, their salaries, bonuses, and equity details. The company notified the data theft to its staff via email Friday morning.

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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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Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

Levashov has been in federal custody since his extradition to the United States and guilty plea in 2018, and was facing up to 12 more years in prison. The plea agreement Levashov approved in 2018 gave Judge Robert Chatigny broad latitude to impose a harsh prison sentence. A native of St. The government argued that under U.S.

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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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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.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

“The British Council takes its responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) very seriously. ” The impacted individuals are exposed to a broad range of malicious activities, including identity theft, phishing attacks, and scams.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

“In February 2020, KVASHUK was convicted by a jury of five counts of wire fraud, six counts of money laundering, two counts of aggravated identity theft, two counts of filing false tax returns, and one count each of mail fraud, access device fraud, and access to a protected computer in furtherance of fraud.”

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The 2020 BBB Employment Scams Report found job scams to be the riskiest of all the scams they tracked in 2018 and 2019. Losses reported to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center about employment scams were up 27% between 2018 and 2020. However, the BBB study finds that the problem worsened in 2020.

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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. District Judge Henry E.

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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. In May, the U.S.

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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. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

Bogdanov was charged in federal court in Brooklyn of wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft and computer intrusion in connection with a scheme in which he and other crooks used stolen personal information to file federal tax returns and fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million from the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2021

Levashov pleaded guilty in September 2018 to computer crime, fraud, conspiracy and identity theft charges. The creator of the Kelihos Botnet , Peter Yuryevich Levashov (40), was sentenced to 33 months, time served, and three years of supervised release. Levashev used the pseudonym of “Severa” until his arrest in Spain in 2017.

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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. Here are five recent data breaches you may have missed. Small Business Administration. Close to 8,000 business owners may have been affected.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

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

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

T-Mobile offers two years of free credit monitoring and identity theft detection services to impacted customers. In May 2018, a flaw in T-Mobile’s website allowed anyone to access the personal account details of any customer by providing their mobile number.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In January of 2018, Dr. Kenneth Bramlett, an orthopedic surgeon from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, decided to buy a bit more than a half-million dollars worth of gold coins. The post Insurance Won’t Pay for Identity Fraud Losses appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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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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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?

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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. Skipping security questions. The method to get access did not require any hacking talents at all.

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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. The back is also providing impacted customers with a complimentary year subscription to a credit monitoring and identity theft protection service provided by Identity Guard.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2018

2, 2018 and stole customer payment card data. “The unauthorized access appears to have occurred on a network that was permanently disabled and replaced by April 10, 2018.” ” The company is recommending customers to enrol in the identity protection services they are providing. .” 3, 2017 and Jan.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

By the time Surfshark launched in 2018, the consumer-grade VPN suppliers were generating north of $20 billion a year in subscription fees and the field of top suppliers had swelled to include the likes of NordVPN, ExpressVPN and Cyber Ghost. percent ten years ago. and Canada in the first few months of the global pandemic.

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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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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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