Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2025

Identity at a Crossroads: Why Existential Identity Matters madhav Tue, 04/08/2025 - 04:31 Imagine waking up one morning to find your digital identity compromised your accounts hijacked, your access revoked, and your data in someone elses hands. But at what cost?

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2025

She pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud, identity fraud, and bank fraud. Didenko ran a multi-year scheme creating accounts on U.S.-based Then the man sold these accounts to overseas IT workers.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 17, 2025

Due to its size, Reddit has evolved into a major digital platform for both advertising and AI-powered data analysis. Last year, Reddit launched AI-powered advertising such as an ads inspiration library, AI copywriter, and image auto-cropper to help small businesses create more effective, platform-specific ads.

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Zero Day

JULY 18, 2025

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Email masking allows you to create aliases when signing up for new accounts so you can filter messages and protect your real address from data breaches. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How to Protect My Business from Identity Theft? According to recent reports, identity theft is on the rise. Javelin Strategy reported identity theft resulted in an annual loss of $56 million in a mixed result of different criminal and fraudulent activities last year. Common Types of Business Identity Thefts.

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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. “Chris discovered it after someone created an account in his name at usps.com,” Lieber wrote in a post published Nov.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Would you believe that incidents of identity fraud increased by more than 40% from 2019 to 2020? Identity Theft: The Stark Reality found financial loss related to identity theft rose by approximately 42% in 2020. Keep reading to learn how you can help protect yourself from becoming an identity theft victim.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

At the height of his cybercriminal career, the hacker known as “ Hieupc ” was earning $125,000 a month running a bustling identity theft service that siphoned consumer dossiers from some of the world’s top data brokers. info , a website that advertised the sale of individual consumer records. .”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Justice Department , FBI agents have identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.) A selfie pulled from Mark Sokolovsky’s iCloud account. Working with investigators in Italy and The Netherlands, U.S.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 18, 2024

How Oversharing Content About Your Kids (“Sharenting”) Can Lead to Identity Theft IdentityIQ Snapping a photo of your kids and sharing it on social media may seem like a harmless act. But posting photos, videos, and other information about your child online leaves them vulnerable to identity theft. What Is Sharenting?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 million people. state tax database, without naming the state. .” ” On Oct.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2019

US telecommunications company Sprint revealed that hackers compromised an unknown number of customer accounts via the Samsung.com “add a line” website. “On June 22, Sprint was informed of unauthorized access to your Sprint account using your account credentials via the Samsung.com “add a line” website.”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details for some 60 million other users, and in some cases to modify account details on their behalf. A USPS brochure advertising the features and benefits of Informed Visibility. Image: USPS.com.

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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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Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2020

But you probably didn’t know that these fraudsters also can use caller ID spoofing to trick your bank into giving up information about recent transactions on your account — data that can then be abused to make their phone scams more believable and expose you to additional forms of identity theft.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

. “It now appears that between April 11 and July 23, 2019, an unsanctioned third party gained unauthorized access to some employee email accounts that contained personal information regarding our guests.” For some clients, credit card and financial account information might have been exposed. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Zoom has implemented two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts against security breaches and other cyber attacks. Zoom has announced finally implemented the two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts from unauthorized accesses. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The data accessed by the hackers did not include account credentials and full payment card data. Exposed data could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities, including identity theft and phone call scams. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. After the IT staff at the company detected the intrusion, it disabled the fraudulent admin accounts, but King and St.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has hit the news headlines for becoming a victim of a cyber attack that led to data breach of over 57,900 claimant accounts seeking unemployment benefits. Meanwhile, a digital advertising company named Reindeer from New York is trending on Google for accidental data exposure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2020

The database was discovered by the Safety Detectives team of experts lead by the researcher Anurag Sen , it was over 8TB, the archive also included data of accounts registered between February and April 2020, as well as logs of accesses in the same period. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2024

US authorities accuse Knoot of aiding North Korean IT workers in using a stolen identity to impersonate a U.S. citizen, hosting company laptops at his home, unauthorized software installation to facilitate access, and laundering payments for the remote work through accounts linked to North Korean and Chinese individuals. The non-U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2024

Chapman faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, identity fraud, money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, and unlawful employment of aliens. Didenko allegedly ran a multi-year scheme creating accounts on U.S.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Credit cards offer markedly better fraud protections than debit cards , which connect directly to your bank account. Virtual credit cards similarly allow online shoppers to mask their financial accounts. Many financial institutions offer free transaction alerts that notify you when charges hit your account. Save your receipts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. “ According to the DoJ, the two defendants Eric Meiggs (20) and Declan Harrington (21) targeted users with high-value cryptocurrency accounts, and also executives of cryptocurrency companies. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Fappening case – Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for a former Virginia high school teacher convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others. In October 2018, Brannan pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and unauthorized access to a protected computer.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2019

On September 30th, 2019, the financial institution began sending out data breach notifications to the impacted, the notice informed them that the former employee potentially used the data for fraudulent activities, including identity theft and financial frauds. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

The incident exposed personal identification data of ‘My Account’ service users, third parties accessed to client’s information such as email addresses, passwords, real names, phone numbers, company names, and IP addresses from which users logged into their accounts. ” continues the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Adopting a shopping strategy of simply buying from the online merchant with the lowest advertised prices can be a bit like playing Russian Roulette with your wallet, for the simple reason that there are tons of completely fake e-commerce sites out there looking to separate the unwary from their credit card details. CHCEK THE SHIPPING.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

Attackers have stolen personal identifiable information (PII), including names and/or Social Security numbers (and/or other tax identification numbers), financial account information, driver’s license information, and/or passport information. . The company also notified the issuer of the cards of impacted accounts. “We

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. “SIM Hijacking or “SIM Swapping” is an identity theft technique that exploits a common cyber-security weakness – mobile phone numbers. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

authorities on six counts of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected computer, and conspiracy. ” According to the 2017 indictment , Wyatt used email and telephone accounts to send messages used to threaten the hacked companies of releasing their information. “a. The man was charged by U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

.” Cybercriminals will attempt to entice their victims in multiple ways including: E-mails advertising hot-ticket or products that are hard to find on the market, such as event tickets or gaming systems. Advertisements on social media platforms that promote non-existent or counterfeit items. Use safe passwords or pass phrases.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones. The experts found a post advertising information of roughly 3.4 “Usually our mobile numbers and email IDs are linked to banking, mobile wallet, and other online accounts. The post 3.4

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

million affected individuals to inform them of the data breach and provide guidance on steps they can take to protect themselves against potential fraud or identity theft. Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

EmCare disclosed that a number of employees’ email accounts had been hacked, potentially exposing personal information of patients and employees. EmCare disclosed that a number of employees’ email accounts had been hacked, potentially exposing personal information of patients and employees. “ EmCare , Inc.

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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 Bank USA notified customers of a data breach that has happened between October 4 and October 14, unknown attackers were able to access online accounts of the financial institution.

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