SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The MOVEit vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362), first exploited in May 2023, allowed unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable systems. The MOVEit data theft and extortion attacks in May 2023 impacted a significant number of individuals and organizations globally.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Acting Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the US Department of Health & Human Services Melanie Fontes Rainer said about 140 million people were affected by large breaches in 2023, up from 51 million in 2022. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Check the vendor’s advice.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While initially popularized in entertainment and satire, cybercriminals now weaponize this technology for fraud, identity theft, and corporate deception. According to a 2023 study by Sumsub , deepfake fraud attempts increased by 704% between 2022 and 2023.

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Collectively, they could easily put affected customers at risk for account takeovers and identity theft. Affecting "nearly all AT&T cellular customers," the company said at the time that the data included phone numbers and certain phone call data stemming from May 1, 2022, to October 31, 2022, and on January 2, 2023.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

We spoke with our blog volunteers to get their insights into what best practices their companies are following, along with how you can get on a path to better identity management. Why is identity management and security important in 2023? “In This can help guard against identity theft and help prevent unwanted access.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

This was Experian’s advice even for people who’d just explained that this method was what identity thieves had used to lock them in out in the first place. In April 2021, KrebsOnSecurity revealed how identity thieves were exploiting lax authentication on Experian’s PIN retrieval page to unfreeze consumer credit files.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2024

In November 2023, real estate services company Fidelity National Financial (FNF) got its systems knocked offline for a week after a cyberincident. But it could also be another reason: In December 2023, the gang’s infrastructure was taken down by law enforcement. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Check the vendor’s advice.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A subsequent investigation by a third-party specialist revealed that cybercriminals had access to Slim CD’s systems for 10 months, between August 17, 2023, and June 15, 2024. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A month ago, in November 2023, the company stated that the number of affected customers was limited to around 4 million, because banking information related to mortgage payments is hosted with a third-party provider, whose systems were believed not to be compromised. Enable two-factor authentication. Watch out for fake vendors.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals cyberattacks and data breaches targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to climb, reaching their highest levels in the three years of the study. Implementing multi-factor authentication, stronger passwords, and access controls are vital steps.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 27, 2023

This report explores key findings based on IdentityIQ member-reported data and found significant jumps in two major types of scams: peer-to-peer payment apps utilizing platforms such as Cash App, Zelle and Venmo, surging more than 58%, and scams stemming from the theft of personal documents, increasing by 44%.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 2, 2024

As one of the largest insurance companies in the US, Prudential employs 40,000 people worldwide and reported revenues of over $50 billion in 2023. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. million in a new breach notification.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

On October 25, 2023, Xfinity discovered suspicious activity and subsequently determined that between October 16 and 19 unauthorized access to its internal systems occured. On October 10, 2023, Citrix released security updates to address Citrix Bleed, but many organizations struggle to patch in a timely manner.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2024

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) tracked 1,041,312,601 data breach victims in Q2 2024, an increase of 1,170% over Q2 2023 (81,958,874 victims). The ITRC is a national non-profit organization set up with the goal of minimizing the risk and mitigating the impact of identity compromise. Over one thousand percent.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Healthcare company Norton says a May breach led to the theft of data of around 2.5 In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Friday, Norton said that on May 9, 2023, it discovered an “external system breach.” Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). million of its patients, as well as employees and their dependents.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Resecurity’s discovery follows the publication of a report by credit-rating agency Moody’s last month questioning the reliability of the Aadhaar system’s biometric authentication controls. The leak of PII data containing Aadhaar (and other details) of Indian citizens on the Dark Web creates a significant risk of digital identity theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Financial institutions covered by the rule must comply with certain provisions by June 9, 2023. The most recent revision was announced in October 2021, with a deadline for compliance set for June 2023. Implementation of multi-factor authentication. What is the FTC Safeguards Rule?

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Webroot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 3,205 data compromises in 2023. T-Mobile: About 37 million T-Mobile customers had their personal data compromised in a January 2023 hack that accessed names, addresses and birth dates. That’s a 20% increase over the previous year.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On or about February 23, 2023, Hankins & Sohn became aware of suspicious activity relating allegations by an unknown actor that data was stolen from our network. Enable two-factor authentication. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Where possible, use a FIDO2 2FA device.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison Cloudflare breached (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Safer Internet Day 2023: Empowering Kids and Families for a Safer Internet divya Tue, 02/07/2023 - 06:44 Save the date for Safer Internet Day 2023 , which will take place on Tuesday, 7 February 2023, the 20th edition of the campaign! How do they protect all these identities? Happy Safer Internet Day 2023!

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2023

The investigation showed that an unauthorized party accessed PharMerica computer systems on March 12-13, 2023, and that this party may have had access to certain personal information. The notice will include information on steps individuals can take to protect themselves against potential fraud or identity theft.

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Webroot

JUNE 17, 2025

Fraud rates in sectors associated with the early stages of trip planning increased more than 12% between 2023 and 2024. Enable two-factor authentication: Use Two-factor Authentication (TFA) on your gadgets and electronic devices. As soon as you start booking your trip, the cybercriminals start circling.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Introduction to Dark Web Data Markets The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that has become a major concern for cybersecurity, especially regarding dark web identity theft. In about recent years 9 million identities experienced identity theft, showing the urgent need for awareness and protective measures against these threats.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

The compromised data included files containing AT&T records of calls and texts from cellular customers, wireless network customers, and landline customers between May 2022 and October 2022, and records from January 2, 2023, for a small number of customers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Sadly, there’s not a lot you can do to prevent incidents like these yourself, other than stay on top of the news and protect yourself against identity theft. This allows them to capture login credentials and even multi-factor authentication (MFA) tokens. But other threats you can do something about. This is changing.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Both data privacy and data security play a critical role in helping prevent identity theft, and adopting strong practices in both areas is essential for keeping your personal information safe. IdentityIQ is committed to helping members stay secure.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 19, 2023

Identity Theft and Ransomware Attacks: Between impersonation and biometric hacking, augmented reality (AR) and VR have made it easier for attackers to damage the reputation of users, says Aamir Lakhani, cybersecurity researcher and practitioner at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

In a cybersecurity notice, TGH said it noticed unusual activity on its computer systems on May 31, 2023. An investigation learned that an unauthorized third party accessed TGH’s network and obtained files from its systems between May 12 and May 30, 2023. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Cybernews research team discovered that Strendus, a Mexican-licensed online casino, had left public access to 85GB of its authentication logs, with hundreds of thousands of entries containing private gamblers’ data. The data was first indexed by IoT devices on March 8th, 2023. The data was likely compromised by unauthorized actors.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

According to the online resource Databreaches.net , by the end of May 3, 2023, the subtotal number of Brightline patients affected by the GoAnywhere incident stood at 1,081,716. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. Around November 11th, 2023, the group’s leader, operating under the alias “ googleXcoder “, made multiple announcements on the Dark Web.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2023

Modern Identity and Access Security - Keeping the Good Guys In and the Bad Guys Out madhav Tue, 06/06/2023 - 07:27 Regarding identity and access, it's becoming harder and harder, if not impossible, to distinguish the "good guys" from the "bad guys." Access security and authentication play an important role.

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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.

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