Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

The company pointed out that threat actors may have accessed data of its customers, for this reason it is recommending them to be vigilant. The company highlight the risks of identity theft or phishing attacks in case their data have been compromised.

Mobile 104

Mobile Ransomware Identity Theft Phishing 104

Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

Account takeover, also known as ATO, is a form of identity theft in which a malicious third party gains access to or “takes over” an online account. It’s one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity threats today, growing a staggering 300% since 2019 and leading to consumer losses of $3.5 Selling Stolen Data. per account.

Accountability 105

Accountability Data breaches Passwords Social Engineering 105

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

While Equifax’s stock price took a steep hit in the months following its breach disclosure, shares in the company [ NYSE:EFX ] gained a whopping 50.5% in 2019 , according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. ID theft protection services are most useful in helping people recover from such crimes.

Hacking 242

Hacking Identity Theft Government Phishing 242

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Identity Theft. Data Breach. Physical Manipulation, Damage, Theft and Loss. Fileless malware attacks increased by 265% during the first half of 2019. In some of the 2019 incidents , the ransom or the costs of recovery was covered by such contracts. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks.

Cyber threats 107

Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 107

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 76

Data breaches Mobile Identity Theft Accountability 76

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 109

Malware Identity Theft Advertising Cybersecurity 109

Krebs on Security

MAY 24, 2019

. ” Shoval shared a document link he’d been given by First American from a recent transaction, which referenced a record number that was nine digits long and dated April 2019. According to the FBI, BEC scams are the most costly form of cybercrime today. In August 2018, financial industry giant Fiserv Inc.

Insurance 275

Insurance Banking Identity Theft Scams 275

Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

And it wasn’t because the media paid more attention to this relative newcomer in the area of cybercrime. Ransomware attacks on businesses skyrocketed 365 percent in 2019, and all signs point to more of the same in 2020. You couldn’t go a week last year without seeing a ransomware headline in the news.

Cyber threats 215

Cyber threats Ransomware Encryption Insurance 215

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

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. As with any potential cybercrime, deterrence here will be aided by an awareness of what deepfakes are, how they work, and what they can and can’t do.

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2019

For many years and until quite recently, credit card data stolen from online merchants has been worth far less in the cybercrime underground than cards pilfered from hacked brick-and-mortar stores. All of which means e-commerce retailers need to be stepping up their game when it comes to staving off card thieves.

Retail 223

Retail Hacking Marketing Identity Theft 223